Australian Half Sovereign 1855, Coin from New South Wales - detailed information
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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left, with the date 1855 below. The reverse features the word AUSTRALIA below a royal crown within a wreath of laurel and with the words SYDNEY MINT above and HALF SOVEREIGN below. A pattern was prepared that year at the Royal Mint in London with the obverse design that was introduced at Sydney in 1857. | ||||||
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| Variety | Pattern, proof | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | Die variation 2/3 as per Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald. Has a Type 2 portrait of Queen Victoria. This pattern was prepared that year at the Royal Mint in London with the obverse design that was introduced at Sydney in 1857. | |
| Variety | Pattern | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | Die variation 2/3 as per Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald. Has a Type 2 portrait of Queen Victoria. This pattern was prepared that year at the Royal Mint in London with the obverse design that was introduced at Sydney in 1857. | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | ||
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | ||
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | Varieties | Pattern proof |
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| Royal Mint |
| Country | New South Wales |
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| Currency | NSW Pound |
| Period | Australian Sovereign (1855 - 1870) |
| Coin Type | Australian Half Sovereign |
| Issued | 1855 |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Effigy | Queen Victoria - Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Young Head with Banksia) |
| Reverse | Imperial Crown - St Edward's Crown and the Tudor Crown |
| Face Value | 1/2 (x Pound) |
| Total Mintage | 21,000 |
| Current | No |
| Material | 0.9167 Gold |
| Designer | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
| Size | 19.3000 mm |
| Mass | 3.9940 g |
| OCC ID | DRMK-GEZA-CBYL-ONXQ |
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Pattern Coin - Half Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1855
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Pattern. Source |
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Pattern Coin - Half Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1855
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Pattern. Type 2 portrait. Source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 10 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 1, KM# Pn3 (Pattern) |
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 002, McD 002a (Pattern) |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | H1 |