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Victoria 1837-1901 AD
Britain’s Queen Victoria was the nation’s longest reigning Monarch to date, on the throne from 1837 until her death in 1901.
Coinage used in Victorian-era Britain portrayed the Queen in three different portraits throughout her life. Shortly after her coronation a picture of a young Victoria was issued on all British coins - now commonly referred to as the ‘Young Head’. From 1847 a new version of Victoria appeared, with the heavy English crown atop her head. From 1860 onwards the Queen’s head was shown coiled into a bun - famously known as the ‘Bun Head’.
The Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 1887 a new portrait on Victorian coins depicted her older with a small crown on her head (the ‘Jubilee Head’.) This remained until 1893, when a noticeably more mature version of the Queen was depicted on all coins in the British Commonwealth. Victoria was pictured wearing a veil in mourning for her husband Prince Albert, who had died thirty years previously. This design is considered by many professional coin collectors to be the definitive portrait of a British monarch ever to appear on a coin.
Britain’s Queen Victoria was the nation’s longest reigning Monarch to date, on the throne from 1837 until her death in 1901.
Coinage used in Victorian-era Britain portrayed the Queen in three different portraits throughout her life. Shortly after her coronation a picture of a young Victoria was issued on all British coins - now commonly referred to as the ‘Young Head’. From 1847 a new version of Victoria appeared, with the heavy English crown atop her head. From 1860 onwards the Queen’s head was shown coiled into a bun - famously known as the ‘Bun Head’.
The Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 1887 a new portrait on Victorian coins depicted her older with a small crown on her head (the ‘Jubilee Head’.) This remained until 1893, when a noticeably more mature version of the Queen was depicted on all coins in the British Commonwealth. Victoria was pictured wearing a veil in mourning for her husband Prince Albert, who had died thirty years previously. This design is considered by many professional coin collectors to be the definitive portrait of a British monarch ever to appear on a coin.
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