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1/4 Sovereign - Victoria Young head, Pattern
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1853 |
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| Value | 1/4 Sovereign |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Royal Mint |
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The quarter sovereign denomination was never formally adopted for circulation in Victorian Britain — this 1853 piece is one of several pattern strikes produced as the Royal Mint periodically reconsidered whether a small gold coin could serve commerce without becoming impractical to handle or account for. The denomination had last circulated under George III, and the argument for revival never gained sufficient Treasury support.
Patterns of this type were struck in very limited numbers, primarily for official presentation and internal evaluation.