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Medal - Victoria Penny Postage Golden Jubilee, silver
Location | United Kingdom |
Year | 1890 |
Type | Medals/Commemorative
medals |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | |
Diameter | 65 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
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Notice | |
Reference(s) | BHM#3407 , Eimer#1756 |
Obverse description | Crowned bust of Victoria left above a stamped envelope, stagecoach and train at top and bottom, arms and supporters below |
Obverse lettering | JUBILEE 2ND JULY
V R
18 90 |
Obverse script | Latin |
Reverse description | Bust of Sir Rowland Hill three-quarters right, Mulready envelope below, rose, thistle and shamrock |
Reverse lettering | ORIGINATOR OF THE PENNY POSTAGE
SYSTEM
18 40 |
Reverse script | |
Engraver | Ludwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1790-1924) |
Mintage | 1890 - -
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Catalog ID | 5879829850 |
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