Lot 223: UK 1889 Victoria Jubilee Head Crown

A UK crown coin featuring the Jubilee Head portrait of Queen Victoria. The obverse displays the crowned and veiled bust of the monarch facing left, surrounded by the struck legend VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:. The reverse features the Benedetto Pistrucci design of Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon, with the year 1889 struck at the base. Small initials B.P. are struck to the right of the date. The coin is constructed with a milled edge. No mint mark is visible, indicating production at the Royal Mint in London.