Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
1887
Benedetto Pistrucci
Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855)
Medieval Art
Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1887. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), design by Joseph Boehm (British, 1834–1890). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.219 This piece was not made for circulation but was part of a proof set.
- Maker/Artist
- Pistrucci, Benedetto
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: Translation: Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith Remark: obverse Inscription: 1887 Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.219
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1969, <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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