1888 Penny Victoria Obverse 1888 Penny – Victoria - 1888 Bun Penny of Queen Victoria, so called as the Queen has her hair tied back into a 'bun'. The Obverse and Reverse were designed by Leonard Charles Wyon. Obverse 12, Reverse N.
1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney Reverse 1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney - The small 'S' just above the date shows this coin was minted by the Royal Mint at the Sydney Mint in New South Wales, Australia.
1882 Sovereign Melbourne Reverse 1882 Gold Sovereign Melbourne – Shield - This sovereign was made in Australia, in the Melbourne Mint. On the Reverse see there is a small 'M' below the shield. The Obverse shows a young head portrait of Victoria by William Wyon.
1901 Penny Obverse 1901 Penny – Victoria - The Veiled or Old Head Bronze Penny of Queen Victoria. The Old Head portrait on the penny ran 1895-1901, although silver and gold coins used it from the diamond jubilee in 1893.
1893 Gold Sovereign Obverse 1893 Gold Sovereign London - 1893 was the first year of the 'Old Head' portrait of Queen Victoria by Thomas Brock RA. This portrait was used until Victoria's death in 1901.
1860 Farthing – Victoria (Bronze) - The 1860 Queen Victoria Bronze Farthing. Second Young head ('Bun' head). Diameter 20mm. The coin can have a toothed border or beaded border. In 1860 the last of the larger Copper farthings were minted and have the date on the obverse.
1897 Gold Half-Sovereign Victoria Obverse 1897 Gold Half-Sovereign – Victoria - The 1897 Gold Half-Sovereign, London. In 1897, for the first time, a British Monarch had a Diamond Jubilee: Queen Victoria had ruled for 60 years.
1893 Gold Half-Sovereign Victoria Obverse 1893 Gold Half-Sovereign – Victoria - The 1893 Gold Half-Sovereign was the first year of the 'Old Head' or 'Vieiled' Head portrait of Queen Victoria. This portrait (by Thomas Brock) was used until Victoria's death in 1901.
1881 Halfcrown Victoria Obverse 1881 Halfcrown – Victoria - The 1881 Silver halfcrown of Queen Victoria. Young head coinage (1838-1887). Type A5. The Obverse shows a Young Head, uncrowned portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon. Reverse is a crowned shield.
1866 Gold Sovereign Victoria Young Head Shield Reverse 1866 Gold Sovereign – Victoria - You can see the die number on the reverse in the space below the wreath (on this coin die is number 45). SCBC: 3853. There is a variant with an overdate of 6/5.