1892 Shilling – Victoria

1892 Shilling Reverse

The 1892 Shilling

The Reverse shows a crowned Royal shield surrounded by a garter holding the motto 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' (Evil be to him that evil thinks).

The Obverse shows the Jubilee head portrait of Queen Victoria by Joseph Edgar Boehm.

Images used by permission of M J Hughes Coins.


Mintage: 4,591,622 (may include coins in sets)
Minted at The Royal Mint.
Remember 1892 ?
Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative) and then on 15 August it is William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal) after a General Election. US President is Benjamin Harrison (R-Indiana). Thomas Edison patents a two-way telegraph. Arthur Conan Doyle's publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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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South Africa, Shilling, 1892, 0.925 Silver, Kruger
South Africa, Shilling, 1892, 0.925 Silver, Kruger
£ 4.99
1892 South Africa 5 Shilling Crown Kruger Single Shaft Silver Coin XF
1892 South Africa 5 Shilling Crown Kruger Single Shaft Silver Coin XF
£ 299.95
1837 TO 1901 VICTORIA SILVER SHILLING CHOICE OF YEAR / DATE
1837 TO 1901 VICTORIA SILVER SHILLING CHOICE OF YEAR / DATE
£ 9.99
1892 Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Silver Shilling
1892 Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Silver Shilling
£ 80.00
1892 Queen Victoria Silver .925 Shilling Coin. Good Grade With Nice Detail.
1892 Queen Victoria Silver .925 Shilling Coin. Good Grade With Nice Detail.
£ 24.00
1892 1 Shilling Paul Kruger pre Boer War ZAR coin from South Africa
1892 1 Shilling Paul Kruger pre Boer War ZAR coin from South Africa
£ 18.00
1892 South African Florin 2 Shillings Silver Coin | Collectable Grade | a3424
1892 South African Florin 2 Shillings Silver Coin | Collectable Grade | a3424
£ 29.78
ONE SHILLING 1892!!!
ONE SHILLING 1892!!!
£ 24.70

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