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Source Description
After the minor storm of dislike which blew up over the 1887 Jubilee design, Thomas Brock, R.A., designed a new obverse, usually known as the "old head" type.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
144559
label
Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
144559
contentType
object
title
Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
description
After the minor storm of dislike which blew up over the 1887 Jubilee design, Thomas Brock, R.A., designed a new obverse, usually known as the "old head" type.
date
1893
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79921922
creators
10344
10382
genreSpecific
Coins
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
cul
England, Victoria, 1837-1901
accession
1969.22
Source extras
tec
gold
tombstone
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
collection
MED - Numismatics
inscriptions
inscription
VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP .
inscription_translation
Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India
inscription_remark
obverse
inscription
1893
inscription_remark
reverse
didYouKnow
This coin was not for circulation and only appeared in proof sets.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. <em>English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection</em>. [Catalog. 1968.]
page_number
p. 77
creditline
The Norweb Collection
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:25:31.462000
sourceId
144559
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Numismatics
med
gold
creatorTags
male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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