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1889 shilling value - UK - small head

UK shilling

Victoria, jubilee

1889

small head

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What is a 1889 British shilling coin worth?


Values, images, and specifications for the 1889 shilling from the UK.

The retail value of a 1889

 'small head' British shilling

can range from £15 to over

£725, depending on grade,

condition, desirability,

and demand.


Our guide below shows retail

estimates based on grade.

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VG F VF EF aUnc Unc
£15 £50 £120 £400 £560 £725+

Values are in UK Pounds

Further information on grading, condition, detractors, and

how to assess your coin can be found further down this page.

The 1889 United Kingdom shilling reverse shows

the UK coat of arms with the royal crown above,

surrounded by a garter with the Anglo-Norman

motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter,

'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE', and date below.


Shield quadrants show three lions representing

England, one lion representing Scotland, and

a harp representing Ireland.


primary varieties: 'small head', and 'large head'

1889 UK shilling reverse, small head

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small head
large head
1889 UK shilling obverse, small head

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The obverse features the robed jubilee bust of

the mature Queen Victoria facing left, adorned in

jewellery and a small crown. The legend reads:

'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT:REGINA F:D:'

images courtesy of C. Farthing

Notes:

Portrait extremeties end in line with legend,

well before rim denticals (small head).

Monarch Queen Victoria
Edge reeded
Weight 5.65 grams
Diameter 23.5 mm
Comp 92.5% silver
Minted London, England
Mintage approx. 7,039,628 (inc varieties)
Scarcity uncommon variant

 

Obverse Joseph Edgar Boehm
Reverse Jean Baptiste Merlen


1889 United Kingdom

shilling specifications

small head


1889 United Kingdom

shilling design

small head

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Grading Terms

VG Very Good
F Fine
VF Very Fine
EF Extremely Fine
aUnc about Uncirculated
Unc Uncirculated