After nearly 64 years as monarch, Queen Victoria’s reign over the largest empire the world has ever known also became one of the most influential in British history. Now, as Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee, we look back on Queen Victoria’s reign and her Golden Jubilee.
Presented in a case with a booklet exploring the story behind the coins, the ‘Jubilee Head’ portrait and Queen Victoria’s jubilees, this historic Sovereign set includes an 1887 Half-Sovereign, Sovereign, Double-Sovereign and Five-Sovereign Piece and from the year of the Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
Specification
1887 Victoria Five Sovereign Piece
Specification | Value |
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Alloy | 22 Carat Gold |
Weight | 39.94 g |
Diameter | 36.02mm |
Reverse Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Obverse Designer | Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm |
Specification | Value |
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Quality | Circulating |
Year | 1887 |
Pure Metal Type | Gold |
1887 Victoria Double Sovereign
Specification | Value |
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Alloy | 22 Carat Gold |
Weight | 15.976g |
Diameter | 28.40mm |
Reverse Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Obverse Designer | Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm |
Specification | Value |
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Quality | Circulating |
Year | 1887 |
Pure Metal Type | Gold |
1887 Victoria Sovereign
Specification | Value |
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Alloy | 22 Carat Gold |
Weight | 7.980g |
Diameter | 22.05mm |
Reverse Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Obverse Designer | Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm |
Specification | Value |
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Quality | Circulating |
Year | 1887 |
Pure Metal Type | Gold |
1887 Victoria Half Sovereign
Specification | Value |
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Alloy | 22 Carat Gold |
Weight | 3.990g |
Diameter | 19.30mm |
Reverse Designer | Leonard Charles Wyon |
Obverse Designer | Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm |
Specification | Value |
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Quality | Circulating |
Year | 1887 |
Pure Metal Type | Gold |