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I believe that this portrait of Victoria is by far her most flattering, although some folks like the young head better. This is a florin (die #106, doubled '0')   |
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I like both, young and Gothic. Though, I should admit, I must have had a crush on the first effigy of E2 when I was a teenager, otherwise why would I start concentrating on Brits?
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I never really gave that much thought. I can rather imagine though, (when in her teens and twenties), Lizzy was most likely 'quite' the heartthrob in many a young man's mind.
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United States
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I have to cast my vote for this portrait, which I think is the same but without the crown.   Edited by uouo77
01/12/2010 4:02 pm
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Excessively beautiful coin uouo. 'Breathtaking' might be a better term. I really don't understand though, just why is this portrait called the 'young head'? I realize that she is definitely younger here than in the jubilee or veiled portraits, but she still looks to be pushing at least forty here. I think, that as with most of us, we peak aesthetically in our twenties and thirties. I had assumed that the Gothic style was actually her coronation portrait. I may be well of base with that assumption though.
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Well I call this the Mature Bust. The Young Bust is more 1841 - 1860ish
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Well !! Once again, it seems as though I have focused the spotlight on my own ignorance.
Isn't it nice to have someone like me around to make you guys appear to be really smart?
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G'day, I'm pretty sure that this is correct, but am willing to stand corrected,
the portrait shown on the florin, above, is called the Gothic head. It was used on some British and some Indian coins.
the portrait on the penny, above, is called the Bun head, because the hair behind HM's head is tied in a bun. I think that this is used on bronze coins. I'm not sure when this effigy started and/or finished its run ...
There was also the Young head, used upto & including 1887, on gold & silver coins.
The Jubilee head was introduced in 1887, so there were two obverses in use that year.
HM did not like the jubilee effigy, and it was replaced in a relatively short time by the Old head, a.k.a. Veiled head, or Widow head, although she had been a widow for many years before that date.
Peter in Oz
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I guess when looking at them my vote goes for this one also.   |
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is it my eyes? I cant seem to locate the year of zeewool's coin. sorry, is there a year on that?
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The legend on the obverse is "Victoria d.g.britt.reg.f.d.mdccclxxii"
The last part is Roman numerals (a bit drawn out) for 1872.
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"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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thanks for those contributions, Daltonista. And very nice pics of well-chosen coins.
Peter
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Turkey
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Hair style on the Bun Head pennies and the Godless Florin is very inspiring I think. By the way, the portrait of the Queen Victoria that has been used in many of the coins for almost 50 years is taken from a bust, which was made when she was around 18. This possibly is why she wanted it to be changed at her Jubilee year.
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