Australian Sovereign 1857, Coin from New South Wales - detailed information
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A gold coin (22.05 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left and wearing a wreath of banksia with the date 1857 below. The reverse features the word AUSTRALIA below a royal crown within a wreath of laurel and with the words SYDNEY MINT above and ONE SOVEREIGN below. | ||||||
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| Variety | Proof (plain edge) | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | The proof in Museum Victoria's collection was probably struck at Sydney in the 1870's. This coin was exhibited by the Sydney Mint at the 1879 International Exhibition. It was acquired by Dr Howat at the closure of the mint in 1926 and later that year donated to the National Gallery of Victoria numismatic collection. Only three examples are available to collectors. | |
| Variety | Proof (milled edge) | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| 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 | ||
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | Proof |
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | Varieties | Plain edge proof, Milled edge proof |
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| Country | New South Wales |
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| Currency | NSW Pound |
| Period | Australian Sovereign (1855 - 1870) |
| Coin Type | Australian Sovereign |
| Issued | 1857 |
| 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 (x Pound) |
| Total Mintage | 499,000 |
| 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 |
| OCC ID | YMXK-DOKQ-CRND-OWQJ |
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Proof Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1857
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof (probable restrike). Source |
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Proof Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1857
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof (probable restrike). Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1857
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1857
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 9 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 4 |
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 104, McD 104a (Plain edge proof) |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | S3 |