Crown (Old head : Victoria)
DesignerDesigned by
Bennedetto Pistrucci
(Rome, Italy, 1783 - 1855)
DesignerDesigned by
Thomas Brock
(Worcester, England, 1847 - 1922)
Issuer
Queen Victoria
(Kensington Palace, London, England, 1819 - 1901)
Date1893
Object NameCrown
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsCoins
DimensionsOverall: Diameter: 39 mm, Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: Weight: 28.36 gm
Weight: Weight: 28.36 gm
AcquisitionPresented in 1953 by The Misses Duguid.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 18
Object numberABDMS019473
Keywords
We tend to take for granted the artistic skills used in the production of coins but Pistrucci came to be considered a genius as a cameo cutter and later as an engraver and medallist.
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