A complete set of four 1900 Royal Maundy coins penny, twopence, threepence, and fourpence struck in .925 sterling silver by the Royal Mint and presented in a display case. These are the penultimate Maundy coins issued during the 63-year reign of Queen Victoria, who died in January 1901, making the 1900 set one of the last numismatic artifacts of the Victorian era. Each coin bears the final portrait of the Queen, the celebrated Veiled or Widowed Head, sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock on the obverse, with Jean Baptiste Merlen's classic crowned numeral design surrounded by an oak wreath on the reverse, a motif in continuous use since 1822
Royal Maundy coins occupy a singular place in British numismatic history — struck not for commerce but for ceremony, distributed by the Crown on Maundy Thursday in a tradition of royal charity that traces its origins to the 13th century and King John's first distribution of silver coins to the poor in 1213. Intended from the outset as gifts rather than currency, Maundy coins were never meant to enter circulation, and the complete four-denomination set has remained unchanged in specification for nearly two centuries.
Pictured set is the one you will receive.
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