Monetary unit: krone. Year of minting: 1847. Great Britain, Hanover. London Mint. The “Gothic” crown depicts Victoria - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 20, 1837 until her death in 1901; Empress of India from May 1, 1876. Reverse: Cross-shaped coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland, surmounted by the central star of the Garter, with a rose, thistle and shamrock in arched quarters. Material: silver. Diameter: 38-39 mm. Weight: 28 gr.
Victoria stayed on the throne for 63 years, seven months and two days; she was at that time the longest reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain - later she was surpassed by Elizabeth II in terms of the duration of her reign. The Victorian era was the period of the industrial, cultural, political, scientific and military development of Great Britain and the time of the greatest heyday of the British Empire. She was the last monarch of Great Britain from the Hanoverian dynasty.
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