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UNA Victoria Silver Plated Fantasy Restrike Coin.Reverse is inversely moulded with a reverse error to show as a restrike.Size 41mm, Metal Core : Cupro Nickel, Outer Layer : Antique Silver, Thickness : 2.5mm, The obverse of the coin shows Victoria's Young head in gothic style , and the Latin phrase "VICTORIA D G BRITANNIARUM REGINA F D – "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the British Territories, Defender of the Faith" - is inscribed around the head., Reverse : Victoria Empress Holding a Holy Cross Globe and a sceptre in front of a lion showing the symbol of power.Also shows date 1839 in roman numerals.The Una and the Lion was a British £5 gold coin depicting Queen Victoria. It is recognized as one of the most beautiful British coins ever struck. It was designed by William Wyon in 1839, to commemorate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign (in 1837). The coins were first produced in 1839 and were probably intended for collector sets rather than for circulation. The production ran to a few hundred coins including a number of variations such as different metals, different hairbands on the depiction of the queen, different edge types, and a variation in the reverse inscription.