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COIN
Unique ID: DYFED-EC7DB9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Complete gold Victorian Sovereign. The obverse of the coin features the veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left. It features the legend VICTORIA.DEI.GRA.BRITT.REGINA.FID.DEF.IND.IMP. (Meaning 'Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britain's Defender of the Faith Empress of India'). The reverse of the coin features the image of Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon. The date 1900, and initials B.P. are in exergue.
The coin weighs 7.9g and is 22.05mm in diameter.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1900
Date to: Exactly AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.9 g
Diameter: 22.05 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PRN 128357
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: Wales (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Pembrokeshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Pembrokeshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tenby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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