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5 Pounds - Victoria Golden Jubilee
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#11, Fr#17 |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: J.E.B. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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The 1887 five-pound piece was part of a coordinated jubilee coinage issued to mark Victoria's fiftieth year on the throne, with the portrait by Joseph Boehm replacing the aging Young Head that had appeared on gold since 1838. The new "Jubilee Head" was controversial from the moment it appeared — critics in the press and Parliament mocked the small crown perched atop the queen's coiffure, and Victoria herself was reportedly displeased with it. The design was retired just four years later.
Struck for presentation and collection rather than commerce, most examples saw minimal handling. The five-pound denomination was never intended as everyday currency at any point in Victorian coinage.