Victoria 1845 Silver Crown

UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Silver Crown, 1845. Royal Mint.
Young head left; W. WYON R.A. on truncation; date below; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Design by William Wyon. / Crowned shield or arms within laurel wreath; rose, thistle and shamrock below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:. Design by William Wyon. Edge inscribed; DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI VIII.

The 1845 crown belongs to Victoria’s short, but very popular, Young Head crown series, preceding William Wyon’s distinctly different Gothic crown of 1847.

Obverse lightly wiped otherwise extremely fine, an attractive example.

Reference: Bull-2564; Dav-105; ESC-282; KM-741; S-3882
Weight: 28.276g.
Diameter: 39mm.
Mintage: 159,192.
Composition: 925/1000 Silver.

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