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Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign

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Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Gold Sovereign

FIRST EVER portrait change during the reign of Queen Victoria

Limited edition presentation of just 795
The first time Victoria’s effigy had changed in fifty years
Issued to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

To mark the 50^th anniversary of her reign, a new Golden Jubilee effigy of Queen Victoria by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm was introduced in 1887 and struck by The Royal Mint. The new design depicted a more mature monarch. This was the first ever change of portrait since becoming queen fifty years previously and it was to remain on all Victoria’s coinage for the next seven years. Benedetto Pistrucci’s St George and the dragon design remained on the reverse.

N.B Limited edition presentation relates only to the coin as presented in our packaging. Coin shown for illustrative purposes only. Year dates will vary.