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Penny (Victoria : `Old Head' Issue)
Image Not Available for Penny (Victoria : `Old Head' Issue)

Penny (Victoria : `Old Head' Issue)

Designer
Issuer (Kensington Palace, London, England, 1819 - 1901)
Date1895
Object NamePenny
Mediumcopper alloy
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 31 mm, Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: Weight: 9.6 gm
AcquisitionInnes Bequest, 1924.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS005532
About MeThis penny bears a portrait in profile of the old Queen Victoria. She started wearing the veil after the death of her husband, Prince Albert.

Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums' Collection contains over one hundred of these pennies, all in near-mint condition.