The 1855 Shilling obverse features the young head of Queen Victoria facing left, with ribbons in her hair, and the legend: 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:'. The UK 1855 Shilling reverse shows the words 'ONE SHILLING' with the royal crown above, and a small scroll below. An oak wreath tied with a bow surrounds the design, with the date 1855 below. The shilling (1/-) was a coin worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, or twelve pence. The shilling was often known as a 'bob'. The shilling was a popular silver coin and sought after by collectors. The UK 1855 Shilling is a good collectors coin.