True Vintage Markets

27/06/2026

27/06/2026

The Gothic Crown of Queen Victoria remains one of the most beautiful and intricate coins ever struck by the Royal Mint. The obverse and reverse designs were the work of William Wyon.

Wyon engraved many coin and medal portraits of Queen Victoria, including this one. They begin early, for the queen first sat for him as a young princess of 13 and he produced a medallic portrait for her 18th birthday. Then came a portrait in lower relief for the new queen’s coins, which began to find their way into circulation in the summer of 1838, and a diademed portrait for a medal commemorating the queen’s visit to the City of London in November 1837, a portrait better remembered now as that used for the Penny Black stamps of 1840. This particular portrait, crowned in a fashionable Gothic style, came in 1847 and was adopted for the proof coins of that year as well as, later, for the florins of 1849.

Over the years, Wyon is said to have developed a friendly relationship with Queen Victoria. ‘You always represent me favourably’, she is reported to have told Wyon, while he, for his part, is said to have found the queen an excellent sitter.

23/06/2026

Harris Numismatics.

22/06/2026

22/06/2026

True Vintage Markets coming soon! Please contact us if you are interested in joining our stall holders. This is an indoor market.

11/06/2026

Our Next TVM Market is on 1st August, 2026. Stall sites will be available in early July.

02/05/2026

29/04/2026

Did you know that there is Treasure Hunt at the True Vintage Markets. This is how it works:
No one knows what the prize is expect the organisers and stall holder donating the prize.
If a person chooses an item to purchase from a stall and pays for it, and it is the designated treasure hunt item, the purchaser will get it for free! So far we have had 3 winners.

29/04/2026

Welcome to our new Followers. Hoping to see you at the Market this coming Saturday.