SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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Victoria, 1837-1901. Silver Medal 1887, 216.34 g. Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. By J. E. Boehm and F. Leighton. Bust, crowned and veiled. VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX. Rv. Enthroned figure of Empire, flanked by standing figures of Science, Letters, Art, Industry and Agriculture; at their feet, below Empire, are Mercury reclining and Time; above two cherubs displaying MDCCCLXXXVII and MDCCCXXXVII. IN COMMEMORATION. In exergue: Five linked shields, inscribed ASIA AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALASIA and AFRICA. Plain edge. 77.4 mm. Eimer 1733b. BHM 3219. Fast FDC / About Mint State. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina / Beautiful condition with magnificent patina. Feine Kratzer / Minor hairlines.
Purchased from Coincraft, London, November 2016, lot IJM9485.
The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 and 21 June 1887 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey, ignoring the Biblical tradition that the start of the fiftieth year should be celebrated. Instead Victoria celebrated the completion with a banquet to which fifty European kings and princes were invited.
Official Royal Mint issue and one of only 2,289 struck in silver.