Rare Coin Groat order 1855 Silver Four Pence, Young Queen Victoria Head, Silver Coin, British Coins rare UK

Object: Rare Silver Fourpence Groat Coin, Dated: order Year 1855 Queen Victoria, Silver Coin, Origin U.K.

Year: 1855
Origin: U.K.
Material: Silver
Condition: Good for its age

The obverse of the coin shows the young uncrowned effigy of Queen Victoria, facing left; the portrait is by William Wyon and is widely known as her "Young Head".

The Queen's hair is bound with a double fillet (ribbon) and collected into a knot behind.

Around, the monarch's legend: VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:. Translated from Latin: Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith.

The Backside of the Groat
Within a beaded border, the reverse of the coin shows the figure of Britannia, the female personification of Great Britain, draped and wearing helmet, seated facing right, holding a trident and resting her right hand on an oval shield which bears the crosses of the Union flag.

Around left and right, the value and denomination FOUR PENCE; in exergue, the date: 1855


The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company

The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.