Australian Sovereign, Coin Type from New South Wales

Australian Sovereign, Coin Type from New South Wales (issued 1855 - 1870)

Coin Type	Australian Sovereign

Australia has issued gold coins since 1852, when South Adelaide issued a gold pound coin.

Following this, the Sydney Mint issued this type Australian sovereigns, bearing the portrait of Queen Victoria wearing a banksia wreath, from 1855 to 1870, and half sovereigns from 1855 to 1866. The total issue was in the tens of millions yet the type is scarce today, especially in nice condition.

After 1870, the Sydney Mint issue regular Imperial half sovereigns and sovereigns.

Obverse

Obverse Inscription	VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D :

Reverse
Crown above the word "AUSTRALIA" within a wreath, and the words "SYDNEY MINT" and "ONE SOVEREIGN" above and below the design.

Reverse Inscription	SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA ONE SOVEREIGN

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Coin Type: Australian Sovereign - (16) Coins

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Australian Sovereign 1853 (pattern)	unknown	Queen Victoria - Fillet Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D: 1853
Australian Sovereign 1855	502,000	Queen Victoria - Fillet Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F : D 1855
Australian Sovereign 1856	981,000	Queen Victoria - Fillet Head	VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F : D 1856
Australian Sovereign 1857	499,000	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D : 1857
Australian Sovereign 1858	1,101,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D : 1858
Australian Sovereign 1859	1,050,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D : 1859
Australian Sovereign 1860	1,573,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D : 1860
Australian Sovereign 1861	1,626,000	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REG : F : D : 1861
Australian Sovereign 1862	2,477,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1862
Australian Sovereign 1863	1,255,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1863
Australian Sovereign 1864	2,698,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1864
Australian Sovereign 1865	2,130,500	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1865
Australian Sovereign 1866	2,911,000	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1866
Australian Sovereign 1867	2,370,000	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1867
Australian Sovereign 1868	2,319,000	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1868
Australian Sovereign 1870	1,220,000	Queen Victoria - Young Head with Banksia	VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1870

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Australian Sovereign: Details

Country	New South Wales
Currency	NSW Pound
From	1855
To	1870
Face Value	1 (x Pound)
Current	No
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer	Leonard Charles Wyon
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin Alignment (Axis 6)
Size	22.0500 mm
Mass	7.9881 g

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Australian Sovereign: Photos

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	Australia 1858-S sovereign Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Source
	Australia 1855-S sovereign Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	Australia 1858-S sovereign Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Source

Australian Sovereign, Coin Type from New South Wales - detailed information