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Sovereign: Victoria (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

Sovereign: Victoria (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)

1839
designed by

William Wyon

(British, 1795–1851)
England, Victoria, 1837-1901
gold
Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.218
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

William Wyon was the official chief engraver at the Royal Mint from 1828 until his death.

Description

With the end of the rule of the House of Hanover, whose last direct representative on the British throne was William IV (died 1837), the royal arms that had ceased to show the French pretention at the end of the first coinage of George III were now further simplified. In each quarter from top right to bottom left: 1. England; 2. Scotland; 3. Ireland; 4. England.
  • -1969
    Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1969-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. [Catalog. 1968.] p. 75
  • Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
    English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Sovereign: Victoria (obverse); Shield of Arms (reverse)|url=false|author=William Wyon|year=1839|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.218