Crown (Young Head : Victoria)
Designer
William Wyon
(Birmingham, England, 1795 - 1851)
Issuer
Queen Victoria
(Kensington Palace, London, England, 1819 - 1901)
Date1845
Object NameCrown
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsApproximately: Diameter: 38 mm, Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: Weight: 28.26 gm
Weight: Weight: 28.26 gm
LocationOn Display - Gallery 18
Object numberABDMS019448
Keywords
Crowns, worth 5 shillings, were the successor to the Scottish dollar and English crown and first appeared after the union of the kingdoms in 1707.
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