The 1897 Shilling obverse features the older veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left, in jewellery. The surrounding legend reads: 'VICTORIA-DEI-GRA-BRITT-REGINA- FID-DEF-IND-IMP-'. The UK 1897 Shilling reverse shows three crowned shields, and a rose, thistle, and shamrock inside a garter. The outer legend reads 'ONE SHILLING' above, with the date 1897 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 1897 Shilling is a good collectors coin.