1839年英国尤娜与狮子金币 NGC PF 64
Lot 495
GRANDE BRETAGNEVictoria (1837-1901). Five pounds “Una and the lion” PROOF, 1839, London. Obv. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D: Bust facing left ; signature W. WYON R. A. Rv. DIRIGE DEUS - GRESSUS MEOS. The queen left leading a lion with her scepter; in exergue (date) and signature W. WYON R. A. Fr.386 - S.3851 - W&R.278 - Schl.148; Gold - 37 mm - 12 h. NGC PF 64 ULTRA CAMEO.
Inscribed edge : DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI TERTIO. Exceptional coin, under-graded according to us. Proof and Fleur de coin. Designed by William Wyon (1795-1851) in 1839 to celebrate queen Victoria’s reign start (in 1837), “Una and the lion” five pounds coin is known as one of the finest British coins. Victoria, accompanied by a lion, walks left, with the motto "May God lead my steps".
The young queen, then aged twenty, is portrayed as Lady Una from a character in the poem The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spencer in 1590. This daring design is the first depiction of a British monarch as a fictional character: the lion embodying England is directed by queen Victoria, as Una, who guides it with her scepter.
Starting price : 300000€
