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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with plain edge) featuring the Jubilee bust of Queen Victoria wearing imperial crown and facing left, a long veil falls behind the head, the bust is draped and decorated with the Star of the Garter, and also the badge of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India; around, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, the artist's initials J.E.B. below the shoulder.
On the reverse, a garnished shield, crowned and lined, around, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID:DEF: and below 1890, the mint mark (if any) at the middle of the date. |
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The obverse features the Jubilee bust of Queen Victoria wearing imperial crown and facing left, a long veil falls behind the head, the bust is draped and decorated with the Star of the Garter, and also the badge of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India; around, the legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, the artist's initials J.E.B. below the shoulder. |
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Crowned and garnished shield quartered with the arms of England (1 & 4), Scotland (2) and Ireland (3); around, the monarch's legend BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, the date 1890 is below divided by the bottom of the shield.
Royal Mint London coins do not have a mint mark. The mint mark for the Melbourne Mint (M) is below the shield dividing the date. No die number, unlike earlier coins of the type. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: 1890 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Melbourne Mint half sovereigns are not listed for this year in Marsh, Friedberg, Spink or Renniks.
Marsh lists the Royal Mint London mintage as 2,243,200.
The "ordinary" Royal Mint London sovereigns for 1890 are taken to be of the type listed in Spink as 3869C (No JEB).
References to additional information:
[Book] Marsh, Michael A. The Gold Half Sovereign. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Coins, 1982. pp. 13-40. |
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