Not on display

Sovereign

1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Royal Mint (designed and made by)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Saint George on horseback fighting the dragon on one side, the head of Queen Victoria on the other.

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Metalwork
Object type
Sovereign
Materials and techniques
Gold
Brief description
Gold coin, United Kingdom, 1890
Physical description
Saint George on horseback fighting the dragon on one side, the head of Queen Victoria on the other.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22mm
  • Thickness: 1.3mm
Marks and inscriptions
1890 / VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Patricia V. Goldstein
Subjects depicted
Saint George
Queen Victoria
Other numbers
  • LOAN:AMERICANFRIENDS.359-2003 - Previous loan number
  • 293 - Goldstein Collection number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.200-2011

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O298955/sovereign-the-royal-mint/
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