Mandatory Credit: Photo by Heritage Auctions/Bournemouth News/Shutterstock (12766949b) An extremely rare Queen Victoria coin has sold for L390,000. ($528,000) The 1839 gold 'Victoria Una and the Lion' five pounds coin shows the 20-year-old monarch, who ascended to the throne two years earlier, leading a lion which represents the British Empire. The reverse of the coin, of which only 400 were struck, carries a portrait of Victoria's head. The coin was created by coin maker William Wyon, who was official chief engraver at the Royal Mint from 1828 until his death in 1851. It went under the hammer with US-based Heritage Auctions, of Dallas, Texas. An extremely rare Queen Victoria coin has sold for L390,000. ($528,000) - 03 Nov 2021