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CI05563
Victoria 1887 gold Five Pounds, Golden Jubilee Issue
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Five Pounds, 1887, Jubilee type crowned bust left, J.E.B. initials on truncation, VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue, weight 40.02g (S.3864). Some light surface marks and hairlines, horizontal mark on neck, otherwise a pleasing extremely fine.
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith."
Calendar year mintage of 53,844.
Provenance:
A H Baldwin, Winter Fixed Price List 2014, item BM022.