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The final Young Head silver Halfcrowns: these 1887 coins are some of the last to feature this elegant and youthful portrait of Queen Victoria.
Created by Royal Mint Chief Engraver William Wyon for her coronation, sixty years earlier. Wyon's portrait is paired on these 1887 Halfcrowns with an equally old obverse, designed by Jean Baptiste Melen, and displaying a shield of royal arms encircled by a laurel wreath.
S 3889, Bull 2769, ESC 717
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The reverse displays Jean Baptiste Merlen's classic heraldic design with a crowned shield of royal arms encircled by a wreath of laurel leaves, national flowers below. The words 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:' are seen around.
The words 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' encircle a version of William Wyon's Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse of this Halfcrown coin. The youthful Victoria faces left, her hair tied back and the date (1887) below.
Victorian Halfcrowns are struck in .925 grams of solid sterling silver, weigh approximately 14.1 grams and measure 32.3 millimetres in diameter. These British currency coins are minted with a milled edge.
This 1887 Halfcrown is part of a total calendar year mintage of 1,438,046 coins, a figure that includes both this Young Head design and 1887 Jubilee Head Halfcrowns, with a portrait designed by Joseph Edgar Boehm.
Our Victorian Halfcrowns are historic currency coins that have been withdrawn from circulation. That means they will show signs of wear, marks, and toning, commensurate with their age and their grade.
