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2 Pounds - Victoria Golden Jubilee
| Issuer | Royal Mint, Sydney Branch |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Composition | Gold (.917) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Queen Victoria wearing the small state crown, a widow's veil, and a pearl necklace, as rendered in the celebrated Jubilee portrait by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. The queen is depicted with elaborate lace at the shoulders and a brooch at the décolletage, conveying the dignity of the Golden Jubilee issue. The surrounding legend reads VICTORIA D·G· BRITT·REG·F·D·, distributed around the upper and left periphery in raised Latin lettering. The engraver's initials J.E.B. appear incuse at the lower right of the bust truncation. The portrait occupies the majority of the coin's field, rendered with fine sculptural detail characteristic of late Victorian medallic art. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features Benedetto Pistrucci's iconic composition of Saint George, clad in classical armour and a plumed helmet, astride a rearing horse and driving a broken lance downward into the writhing dragon beneath. The scene is depicted in a dramatic, energetic style derived from Pistrucci's original 1817 design, with the dragon coiled beneath the horse's hooves in the lower field. The date 1887 appears in the exergue in large numerals, flanked by Pistrucci's initials B.P. to the right. The Sydney mint mark S is present on this issue. The reverse field is otherwise free of legend, allowing the dynamic figural group to dominate the composition. |
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