Item number: A1875

Year: AD 1891

Material: Silver

Size: 13.8 x 13.8 mm

Manufactured by: Royal Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a silver coin with a denomination of 3 pence issued by the United Kingdom in AD 1891.

The obverse features the left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria, known as the “Jubilee Head,” wearing a small diamond crown, created by the renowned sculptor Joseph Edgar Boehm. Surrounding the queen is the Latin inscription “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT:REGINA F:D:,” which translates to “Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of Britain, Defender of the Faith.”

The reverse of the coin features the denomination “3” pence in the centre, with the issuing year “1891” flanking both sides. At the top, a crown serves as an ornamental decoration. Surrounding the coin is a wreath made of oak leaves, adding further embellishment.

The “Jubilee Head” was a portrait created by Joseph Edgar Boehm in AD 1887 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s reign. This design was not only used on the coronation medals issued that year but was also widely adopted in the subsequent coin designs of the United Kingdom and its colonies.

物件編號: A1875

年代: 公元 1891 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 13.8 x 13.8 mm

製造地: 皇家造幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚公元1891年，英國發行的3便士面額銀幣。硬幣正面是出自知名雕塑家約瑟·愛德嘉·保漢之手，頭戴著小形鑽石皇冠擁有雅稱「金禧頭」的維多利亞女王左側肖像。女王周圍環繞著拉丁銘文「VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT:REGINA F:D:」意思是「維多利亞 蒙上帝恩典的英國女王 信仰的捍衛者」。

硬幣背面的正中間是面額「3」便士，左右兩側為發行年份「1891」，頂端則以一頂王冠作為裝飾。錢幣周圍則以橡樹葉編織成的花圈作為裝飾。

「金禧頭」為公元1887年，約瑟·愛德嘉·保漢為慶祝女王登基半世紀，所特別創作的肖像作品。這件作品不僅應用在當年頒發的登基獎章，後續亦被應用在英國及其殖民地的硬幣設計廣為流傳。