The 1844 Crown obverse features the head of Queen Victoria facing left, with ribbons in her hair. The legend reads 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA', with the date 1844 below. The UK 1844 Crown reverse shows a crowned shield in a wreath with the coat of arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in the quadrants. The surrounding legend reads 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:', with a rose, thistle, and shamrock below.The 1844 crown was worth five shillings (a shilling being 12 pre-decimal pence) or one quarter of a pound. The 1844 British crown, the successor to the English crown and the Scottish dollar, came into being with the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland.