Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
1893
Benedetto Pistrucci
Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855)
Medieval Art
Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1893. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855), designed by Thomas Brock (British, 1847–1922). Gold; diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.220 This coin was not for circulation and only appeared in proof sets.
- Maker/Artist
- Pistrucci, Benedetto
- Classification
- Coins
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India Remark: obverse Inscription: 1893 Remark: reverse
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1969.220
- 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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