1899 Threepence Victoria Silver Coin

Collectable Queen Victoria 1899 silver Threepence, one of 6,246,281 3d coins struck for circulation in this year.

1899 saw the outbreak of the Second Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion. In Britain, Queen Victoria was in the final years of her reign. These tiny pre-decimal coins feature the final portrait of the monarch, by Sir Thomas Brock and known as the Old Head or Widowed Head portrait.

• The reverse displays the classic crowned '3' design, created by Jean Baptiste Merlen
• Historic British currency coin, struck in solid .925 sterling silver at the Royal Mint in London

S 3942, Bull 3451, ESC 2111