Coin; silver. One florin (1/10 of a pound). Obverse: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria, left. Victoria d:g:britt: reg: f: d:mdccclxxbiii. Reverse: crowned shields in cross. One florin, one tenth of a pound. Reeded edge.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
England
Verbatim coll. place:
England, The Royal Mint
Culture or time period:
English
Maker or artist:
William Wyon and William Dyce
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Queen Victoria
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money) and Pound sterling (system of money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1878
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)