QUEEN VICTORIA COPPER HALF FARTHING___Great Britain___NICE CONDITION__Dated 1844

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FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL COPPER HALF FARTHING OF QUEEN VICTORIA OF GREAT BRITAIN DATED 1844 .
VERY NICE CONDITION FOR THE TYPE
On June 28, 1837, the 18-year-old Queen Victoria was crowned as monarch of the United Kingdom and Ireland in London’s Westminster Abbey. Some 400,000 visitors flocked to the city to witness the historic event, riding a worldwide wave of popular enthusiasm for the young queen.
THE SIZE IS 18.0 MM AND 2.36 GRAMS.
OBVERSE – Portrait ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around. Lettering: VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britons Defender of the Faith
REVERSE – Central crowned denomination above date with rose, thistle and shamrock below date Lettering: HALF FARTHING Date
QUEEN VICTORIA
Queen Victoria, the only child of George III's fourth son, Edward, and sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians, was queen of Great Britain for 63 years—longer than any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. Victoria's reign saw great cultural expansion and advances in industry, science, communications, and the building of railways and the London Underground. She died in England in 1901.
EARLY LIFE
Queen Victoria, who served as queen of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901, and as empress of India from 1876, was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1819, in London, England. Victoria was the only child of George III's fourth son, Edward, and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg, sister of Leopold, king of the Belgians. Taught by Lord Melbourne, her first prime minister, at a young age, Victoria had a clear grasp of both constitutional principles and the scope of her own prerogative, which she resolutely exercised in 1839 by setting aside the precedent which decreed dismissal of the current ladies of the bedchamber, thus causing Peel not to take up office as prime minister. In 1840, she married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The would have four sons and five daughters together.
QUEEN OF ENGLAND
Strongly influenced by her husband, with whom she worked in closest harmony, after his death in 1861, Victoria went into lengthy seclusion. She neglected many duties, which brought her unpopularity and motivated a republican movement. But with her recognition as empress of India, and the celebratory golden (1887) and diamond (1897) jubilees, she rose high in her subjects' favor, and increased the prestige of the monarchy. Victoria had strong preferences for certain prime ministers (notably Melbourne and Disraeli) over others (notably Peel and Gladstone), but, following the advice of Albert, did not press these beyond the bounds of constitutional propriety. At various points in her reign, she exercised some influence over foreign affairs, and the marriages of her children had important diplomatic and dynastic implications in Europe.
Queen Victoria's reign - the longest in English history—saw advances in industry, science (Charles Darwin's theory of evolution), communications (the telegraph, popular press) and other forms of technology; the building of railways and the London Underground, sewers, and power distribution networks; the construction of bridges and other engineering feats; a vast number of inventions; a greatly expanded empire; unequal growth of wealth, with class differences to the fore; tremendous poverty; increase in urban populations, with the growth of great cities like Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham; increased literacy; and great civic works, often funded by industrial philanthropists.
DEATH AND LEGACY
In her later years, Victoria did not permit knocking at her bedroom door. Family members announced their presence by a gentle scratching. Queen Victoria died near Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, and was succeeded by her son, Edward VII. At the time of her death, Victoria was hailed as an exemplary monarch. Victoria's stern view on morality, and the preeminence of Britain on the world stage under her rule, helped define the age that bears her name.
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