Cleveland Museum of Art

Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)

Date: 1893
Medium: gold
Culture: England, Victoria, 1837-1901
Department: Medieval Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

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. This coin was not for circulation and only appeared in proof sets.

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