1898 Halfcrown Victoria Silver Coin

Historic Queen Victoria 1898 Old Head silver Halfcrowns: historic British coins, struck by the Royal Mint in London.

This Halfcrown features the elegant Widowed Head portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse, wearing a long veil in a nod to her perpetual state of mourning following the death of Prince Albert. The work of Sir Thomas Brock, this effigy was used on coins in the last years of Victoria's reign.

• Brock also designed the reverse of these 1898 coins, which shows a spade-shaped shield
• 1,870,055 Halfcrowns were struck in .925 sterling silver in the 1898 calendar year

S 3938, Bull 2784, ESC 732