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Item: : Beautiful Large Cased Sterling Silver Queen Victoria Medal 1897 Diamond Jubilee by T. Brock Medallist at the Royal Tower Mint, London. This medal was to Commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of HRH Queen Victoria in 1897.100% Original not a copy  To The obverse bears a beautiful raised portrait bust of Queen Victoria, veiled head with crown and dressed in royal regalia, the reverse shows a young Queen Victoria  raised bun head above laurels dated 1837. Superb detailing remaining throughout its entirety, please see photos. The case in which the medal was issued  bares a red leatherette  outer finish, with gold crown and date 1837-1897, to the inside a royal blue velvet base, with a cream top silk padded lining. Case is in superb working order, with press to release catch. Queen Victoria is to this day the only the Second royal Monarch to have had a diamond Jubilee the other is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . 100% Original,  . (very collectible item). And an incredible 116 years old. For the collector or investor of English Royal Regalia, Memorabilia or Solid Silver Artefacts. (A very high quality medal). Please note the picture of the queen does not come with the medal , just for reference only.

Medal Details.

Young Head
The reverse depicts the famous young head portrait of Queen Victoria with the date of her ascension to the throne (1837) below. To either side of the portrait is the inscription: - LONGITVDO DIERVM IN DEXTERA EIVS ET IN SINISTRA GLORIA

Veiled Head
The obverse features the veiled bust of the 'old head' Victoria with the inscription: - VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN MDCCCXCVII 

Title: Queen Victoria
Full Name: Alexandrina Victoria
Father: Edward, Duke of Kent (son of George III)
Mother: Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Born: May 24, 1819 at Kensington Palace
Ascended to the throne: June 20, 1837 aged 18 years
Crowned: June 28, 1838 at Westminster Abbey
Married: Albert, son of Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, on February 10, 1840
Children: Four sons including Edward VII, and five daughters
Died: January 22, 1901 at Osborne, Isle of Wight, aged 81 years, 7 months, and 29 days
Buried at: Frogmore

Maker: T. Brock Medallist at the Royal Tower Mint,

Size:  56mm of medal.

Weight: 82gms

Period: Victorian

Condition: medal light surface marks consistent with age, light cuff marks to box. Box inside roof as pencil writing is in working order  higher than usual quality medal.

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