Medal - Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 'British Commerce', silvered white metal

€2.00
LocationUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1897
TypePersonality medal
CompositionSilver plated pewter
Weight
Diameter51 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeFrank Bowcher
Reference(s) BHM#3515 , Eimer#1818 , W&E#3476D2
Obverse descriptionLaureate and crowned bust facing left.
Obverse letteringVICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REGINA F:D:IND:IMP IN.COMMEMOR.AN. REG.SEX AFESIMI MDCCCXCVII
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionSteam-liner at sea with a lighthouse to the right. Below two globes and in the center a locomotive issuing from a tunnel.
Reverse letteringSPINK & SON LONDON BRITISH COMMERCE 1837 1897
Reverse script
EngraverSpink & Son Ltd, London, United Kingdom (1826-date)
Mintage1897  - MDCCCXCVII -
Catalog ID3680396830
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