Great Britain: Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee / Royal Arms & Shields of Colonies
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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J. Moore |
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Date:
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1887 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 34; BHM: 3265; Eimer: 1738; Laidlaw: 0410a;
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Variations:
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| 38.2 mm | Copper-Bronze | 25.4 gm | $35 | | 38.0 mm | Gilded White Metal | 16.5 gm | $25 | | 38.2 mm | White Metal | 16.3 gm | $15 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Wide rim. Bronze 4.0 mm, white metal 3.5 mm.
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Obverse:
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Head of Queen Victoria, left, crowned and veiled. Signed: “J. MOORE” on the truncation. Legend above: “IN COMMEMORATION OF THE JUBILEE REIGN OF H.G.M. QUEEN VICTORIA” and below between stops: “1837 – 1887”.
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Reverse:
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Within a wreath of various national flowers (roses, thistles, shamrocks, maple, oak and others) across: “VICTORIA E.I. / BORN MAY 24.1819 / ASCENDED JUNE 20.37 / CROWNED JUNE 28.38 / MARRIED FEB 10.40 / JUBILEE 1887 (in an arc)”. Superimposed on the wreath, six shields bearing the coat of arms of Empire countries with their names on a ribbon which winds round the wreath. From the top clockwise: India, Cape Colony, Canada, Great Britain (at bottom, crowned), New Zealand and Australia.
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Notes:
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