Great Britain: Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee / People from Great Britain and the Colonies
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock for a ring to a second for a red-white-blue ribbon
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By:
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Date:
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1887 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0868;
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Variations:
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| 38.3 mm | White Metal | 17.2 gm | $12 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Within a central medallion, the veiled bust of Queen Victoria, front and slightly left, with legend: “QUEEN VICTORIA”. Surrounding this, four semicircles forming the shape of a four-leaf clover with ornaments in the angles and rays extending to the rim. Top, a crown: “BORN 1819”. Left, a rose: “CROWNED 1838”. Right, shamrocks: “MARRIED 1840”. Bottom, thistles: “JUBILEE 1887”
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Reverse:
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Queen Victoria seated on a throne, hands outstretched flanked by figures representing countries of the British Empire. On the right, three standing figures in the national costumes of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Four figures standing on the left and two figures reclining below in the native dress of Britain’s colonies.
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Notes:
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