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Description
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Victoria of the House of Hanover, Queen of the United Kingdom 1837-1901 AD, Silver Shilling, 1853, Royal Mint, London. Obverse: Second young head (Type A3) of Queen Victoria facing to the left, her hair double filleted and collected in an updo knot, legend surrounds, “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:”. Reverse: Denomination “ONE SHILLING” central in two lines within wreath of an oak branch right and an olive branch left, tied below with ribbon, Saint Edward’s Crown above, date below. S-3904. Certified and graded by PCGS as Almost Uncirculated 58.
The obverse Latin legend is the royal titulature of Queen Victoria and reads unabridged as “Victoria, Deī grātiā, Britanniārum Rēgīna, Fideī Dēfēnstrīx”, with an English translation of “Victoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the British people, Defender of the Faith”.
