Australian Half Sovereign 1864, Coin from New South Wales - detailed information
Australian Half Sovereign 1864, 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 1864 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. Although bearing the date 1864, all Sydney Mint half sovereigns with this date were struck in 1865. | ||||||
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Australian Half Sovereign 1864: Known varieties
| Variety | Roman 1 | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | Roman 1 (I) in date. Only two examples seen. | |
Australian Half Sovereign 1864: 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 | Roman 1 |
All (13) coins of type: Australian Half Sovereign
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Australian Half Sovereign 1864: Details
| Country | New South Wales |
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| Currency | NSW Pound |
| Period | Australian Sovereign (1855 - 1870) |
| Coin Type | Australian Half Sovereign |
| Issued | 1864 |
| 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 | 141,000 |
| 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 | NRWK-ZOJN-CJYK-OXGL |
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Australian Half Sovereign 1864: 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 011, McD 011a (Roman 1) |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | H10 |
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