Five Pounds, Coin from South Australia - detailed information
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A gold coin coin (33 mm diameter plain edge) with, on the obverse at the centre a crown within an ornate circle; below, 1852; around, * GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE * ADELAIDE. and on the reverse at the centre within ornate circle in three lines, VALUE / FIVE / POUNDS; around, * WEIGHT. 1 OZ: 8 DWT: 4 GRS: * 22 CARATS. No original coins were produced. All existing examples were struck in 1921 from the original dies at the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint. The dies were on loan from the Art Gallery of South Australia. | ||||||
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| Variety | Silver restrike | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 2 (included in total) | |
| Details | Struck in 1921 for the collection of A.M. LeSouef, from the original dies at the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint. The dies were on loan from the Art Gallery of South Australia. | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | Silver |
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Design | link |
| Coin Name | Mintage | Effigy | Legend |
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| Five Pounds | 9 | GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE ADELAIDE 1852 |
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| Country | South Australia |
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| Currency | Adelaide Pound |
| Coin Type | Five Pounds |
| Issued | 1852 |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Face Value | 5 (x Pound) |
| Total Mintage | 9 |
| Current | No |
| Material | 0.9167 Gold |
| Designer | Joshua Payne |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size | 33.0000 mm |
| Mass | 44.1020 g |
| OCC ID | JWMR-AEQP-CKVL-OYPL |
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Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, 1921 Late Strike, Adelaide Assay Office, South Australia, Australia, 1852
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source |
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Pattern Coin - 5 Pounds, 1921 Late Strike, Adelaide Assay Office, South Australia, Australia, 1852
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source |
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Coin - 5 Pounds, Adelaide Assay Office, South Australia, Australia, 1852
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Silver restrike. Source |
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Coin - 5 Pounds, Adelaide Assay Office, South Australia, Australia, 1852
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Silver restrike. Source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 2 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia / South Australia KM# Pn1 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia / South Australia KM# Pn1a (Silver) |