Australian Sovereign 1868, Coin from New South Wales - detailed information
Australian Sovereign 1868, Coin from New South Wales
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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 1868 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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Australian Sovereign 1868: Known varieties
| Variety | Gold/copper | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
| Details | Gold and copper alloy, as opposed to the regular gold and silver. | |
| Variety | 1868/6 Overdate | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
Australian Sovereign 1868: References to Information Used
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | ||
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | ||
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | ||
| McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | Varieties | Gold/copper |
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Australian Sovereign 1868: Details
| Country | New South Wales |
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| Currency | NSW Pound |
| Period | Australian Sovereign (1855 - 1870) |
| Coin Type | Australian Sovereign |
| Issued | 1868 |
| 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 | 2,319,000 (2.3 million) |
| 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 | JWMR-AEQP-CQYQ-OYPL |
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Australian Sovereign 1868: Catalogue Reference IDs
| 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 115, McD 115a (Gold/copper) |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | S14 |