1852 Shilling – Victoria

1852 Shilling Victoria Reverse

The 1852 Shilling - Victoria

Silver Shilling of Queen Victoria. Young Head, Second Head (no initials in truncation), Type A3.

The Reverse, by Jean Baptiste Merlen, shows the denomination 'ONE SHILLING' below a crown and inside a wreath.

There is sometimes a small number just above the date which is the die number, although not all shillings have die numbers. It is difficult to tell on the coin shown.

The Obverse shows the second head of Queen Victoria's young head portrait by William Wyon. Legend is "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR REG F D ".

Image credit: M J Hughes Coins


Mintage: Not known
Minted at The Royal Mint.
Remember 1852 ?
In the UK: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Lord John Russell (Whig), then on 23 February is Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (Conservative), then on 19 December is George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (Coalition). Great Ormond Street Hospital in London opens as The Hospital for Sick Children. Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House is serialised.
In the USA: President is Millard Fillmore (W-New York). The California Gold Rush continues (1848–1855).
Victoria (1837-1901)
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria ruled for 64 years, a record only recently surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II.
 
Victoria's parents were Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathern, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She married Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who later became known as Prince Albert. Victoria had nine children, the eldest son succeeding her as Edward VII.


Victoria posed for a number of head portraits, but there are generally three major variants: Young Head (1838-1887) by William Wyon, RA; Jubilee Head (1887-1893) by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm and Old Head (1893-1901) by by Sir Thomas Brock.

Category: Shillings
The Shilling (written 1/-) is one-twentienth of a pound, worth 12 old pence (5 new pence). It is traditionally a silver coin, but since 1947 it has been made from cupro-nickel. Shillings are known as 'Bobs'.

Shillings are old coins and the English shilling has been around since about 1549, although there were 12 pence coins before that called Testoons from about 1489. The British shillings was the continuation from 1707.

After decimalisation on 15 February 1971, the coin was replaced by the five new pence piece. Originally, the 5p coin was the same size as the shilling but was later made much smaller.
Which Mint: The Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company. 

Formed in the reign of Alfred the Great about the year 886, during the period 1279-1812 it was generally referred to as The Tower Mint as it was housed at the Tower of London. The Master of The Royal Mint has included famous figures such as Sir Isaac Newton.

Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is often refered to as Great Britain (GBR). It has a long, rich history.

The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.
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1837 TO 1901 VICTORIA SILVER SHILLING CHOICE OF YEAR / DATE
1837 TO 1901 VICTORIA SILVER SHILLING CHOICE OF YEAR / DATE
£ 37.99
1 Shilling coin from 1852, Queen Victoria
1 Shilling coin from 1852, Queen Victoria
£ 35.00
1852 GB Victoria,  Silver Young Head One Shilling grading VERY FINE. #11.4
1852 GB Victoria, Silver Young Head One Shilling grading VERY FINE. #11.4
£ 55.54
Victoria  Early Young Head Silver Shillings 1838-1862 Selected F-VF See menu
Victoria Early Young Head Silver Shillings 1838-1862 Selected F-VF See menu
£ 110.00
1852 Shilling - Victoria British Silver Coin - Very Nice
1852 Shilling - Victoria British Silver Coin - Very Nice
£ 180.00
Victoria Silver Young Head 1s One Shilling 1852 GB British Victorian Coin
Victoria Silver Young Head 1s One Shilling 1852 GB British Victorian Coin
£ 30.95
1852 Shilling - Victoria British Silver Coin - Beautiful Coin
1852 Shilling - Victoria British Silver Coin - Beautiful Coin
£ 129.00
Great Britain Florin 1852 Victoria KM# 746.1
Great Britain Florin 1852 Victoria KM# 746.1
£ 104.19

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