SH1896b

Shilling, 1896

Type: SH Shilling
Year: 1896
Mint: Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety: b
Mintage: 9,264,551 struck Old Head
In the collection: 1 example, best at F Fine

Monarch: Victoria
Diameter: 24 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Metal: Silver
Reverse: Medal (↑↑)

The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than once, so another variety of SH1896b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription: VICTORIA.DEI.GRA.BRITT.REGINA.FID.DEF.IND.IMP.
Reverse inscription: ONE SHILLING, Date

CC2000: VOSH-530 9 6
Davies: D1020 2 D
Gouby: SH1896 B -
Bull: B3161 C2 3b
Rayner: R1365 C -

Condition & value

Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

VG Very Good Below the best grade held
F Fine Held £6.00
F+ Fine+ not catalogued
VF Very Fine £15.00
VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
EF Extremely Fine £35.00
EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
UNC Uncirculated £100.00
BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CC2000.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Small letters

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Large rose, 2nd I of SHILLING to bead