Five Pound Piece: Victoria (obverse); St. George and the Dragon (reverse), 1893. Design by after Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1784-1855), designed by Thomas Brock (British, 1847-1922). Gold; diameter: cm (1 7/16 in.). After the minor storm of dislike which blew up over the 1887 Jubilee design, Thomas Brock, , designed a new obverse, usually known as the "old head" type.

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