1897 Shilling Victoria ('Old Head') – reverse

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1897 Shilling Victoria ('Old Head')

Victoria 3rd portrait; 'Old Head'

1897United Kingdom

Part of Pre-decimal coins

Worth about £17 in circulated condition. 6,270,300 were minted, the 17th lowest of any circulation Shilling.

Denomination

Shilling

Estimated Value

£17.19

Numista catalogue, Very Fine · Sep 2026How we value coins

Condition

Circulation

Mintage

6,270,300

Physical Properties

Composition:Silver (.925)

Weight:5.66g

Shape:Round

Diameter:23.5mm

Currency:Pound sterling (1158-1971)

Mint:Royal Mint (Tower Hill)

Fine silver:5.24 g (925‰)

Melt value:£6.55 at £1.25/g, 8 Nov 2026

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Features & Details

RoundSilver (.925)

Value source:Numista catalogue, Very Fine

Value date:26 Sep 2026

Is the 1897 Shilling (Victoria) rare?

17th/ 73

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Its circulation mintage of 6,270,300 is the 17th lowest of 73 circulation Shilling coins in the catalogue.

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