Australian Half Sovereign 1861, Coin from New South Wales - detailed information
Australian Half Sovereign 1861, Coin from New South Wales
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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left and wearing a wreath of banksia with the date 1861 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. | ||||||
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Australian Half Sovereign 1861: Known varieties
| Variety | Overdate 1861/0 | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Australian Half Sovereign 1861: References to Information Used
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | ||
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | ||
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | Varieties | Overdate 1861/0 |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1861: Details
| Country | New South Wales |
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| Currency | NSW Pound |
| Period | Australian Sovereign (1855 - 1870) |
| Coin Type | Australian Half Sovereign |
| Issued | 1861 |
| 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 | 186,500 |
| 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 | WLGV-BELD-CBRM-EMPX |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1861: Catalogue Reference IDs
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 10 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 3 |
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 008, McD 008a (Overdate) |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | H7 |
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