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Artist/Maker	Wyon, William (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

This silver proof coin is a five shilling piece. Queen Victoria is shown in profile wearing a gothic crown.

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Categories	Coins & Medals Sculpture
Object type	Coin
Materials and techniques	Silver Silver
Brief description	Silver proof coin, a five shilling piece of Queen Victoria. By William Wyon, 1847
Physical description	Coin. Proof piece. Five shilling piece of Queen Victoria. Obv., profile head of the Queen with legend, 'Victoria Dei gratia Britanniar. reg.f.d'. Rev., the royal arms, and 'tueatur unita deus anno dom. MDCCCXLVII.' On the rim, 'Decus et tutamen. Anno regni undecimo.'
Dimensions	Diameter: 1.5in
Credit line	Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history	Jones Bequest.
Subject depicted	Victoria (Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India)
Summary	This silver proof coin is a five shilling piece. Queen Victoria is shown in profile wearing a gothic crown.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1882. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1883. pp. 86 Catalogue of the Jones Bequest. 1924
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	944-1882

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Record created	July 24, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164218/coin-wyon-william/

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