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Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
The collection record classifies this work as coins. It is dated 1887. Recorded culture or place: England, Victoria, 1837-1901.
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- Museum title
- Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse)
- Date
- 1887
- Culture / origin
- England, Victoria, 1837-1901
- Materials and technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784–1855); Joseph Boehm (British, 1834–1890)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.219
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
The obverse design of this piece is usually known as the "Jubilee head," since 1887, the year of its production, was the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. By Sir Joseph Boehm, R.A., sculptor in ordinary to the queen, it caused a minor storm since it was said the tiny crown made the queen look ridiculous. The queen is said not to have liked the design herself, but she did in fact wear a small crown of this type when she began to find the full-size crown too heavy. The crown may be seen among the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London.
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