£500
1852 Queen Victoria gold 'Young Head' Sovereign with shield back (Marsh 35, S 3852C). Obverse: second larger Young Head effigy of Queen Victoria by William Wyon. Legend reads: 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' with the date below and raised initials to the truncation of the Queen's neck. Reverse: shield of royal arms within a wreath, 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:' around. Design attributed to Jean Baptiste Merlen. Annual mintage: 8,053,435. Composition: 9167 gold. Weight: 7.98g. Diameter: 22.05mm.
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