VICTORIA 1893 GOLD FIVE POUNDS

Victoria Gold Five Pounds, 1893
Obverse: Crowned, veiled bust left, T.B. initials below truncation for the engraver Thomas Brock, with Latin legend and toothed border surrounding: VICTORIA· DEI· GRA· BRITT· REGINA· FID· DEF· IND· IMP·
Reverse: St George and dragon facing right, date in exergue, B.P. to upper right of exergue
S.3872
36 mm in diameter, 40 grams.
Toned with some light surface marks as usual for the type, extremely fine.
* With a mintage of just 20,405 compared to the 50,000 minted for the 1887 golden jubilee year.