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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with plain edge) featuring a crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, veiled and draped, wearing ribbon and Star of Garter; around VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT. REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . , the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust. The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1893 in the exergue. The mint mark (if any; coins struck at the Royal Mint London do not have a mint mark) is in the ground above the middle of the date. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Proof FDC (Royal Mint London) | |
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Mintage | Issued: 773 (included in total) | |
Variety | Proof (Sydney Mint) | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Variety | Proof (Sydney Mint, plain edge) | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown. Rarity: R3 (Extremely Rare) | |
Variety | Proof (Melbourne Mint) | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mint | Royal Mint London | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | Royal Mint circulation and proof mintage | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | Sydney Mint mintage | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Proof FDC (Royal Mint London) | ||
Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | Proof (Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof (Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) | |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | 1972 | Varieties | Proof (Melbourne Mint) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Half Sovereign (Pre-decimal, St George) |
Issued | 1893 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Effigy | Queen Victoria - Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head) |
Face Value | 1/2 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | 4,677,398 (4.7 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 1971 |
Material | 0.9167 Gold |
Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Size | 19.3000 mm |
Thickness | 0.9900 mm |
Mass | 3.9940 g |
OCC ID | WLGV-BELD-CXVY-EMPX |
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Gold 1/2 sovereign, London (England)
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Notes: Royal Mint London. Proof. Source |
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Gold 1/2 sovereign, London (England)
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Notes: Royal Mint London. Proof. Source |
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Gold 1/2 sovereign, London (England)
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Gold 1/2 sovereign, London (England)
Copyright: American Numismatic Society / CC BY NC Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Proof Coin - Half Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Rodney Start Notes: Proof. Sydney Mint. Source |
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Proof Coin - Half Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Rodney Start Notes: Proof. Sydney Mint. Source |
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Proof Coin - Half Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof. Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Proof Coin - Half Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof. Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Proof Coin - Half Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof. Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Proof Coin - Half Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof. Melbourne Mint. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 488 (Royal Mint London) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Great Britain 255 (Royal Mint London) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 784 (Royal Mint London) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3878 (Royal Mint London) |
Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 502 (Sydney Mint) and 497 (Melbourne Mint) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 27 (Sydney Mint) and 26 (Melbourne Mint) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 12 (Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3881 (Sydney Mint) and 3879 (Melbourne Mint) |
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 044 (Sydney Mint) and McD 044a (plain edge) |
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 045 (Melbourne Mint) |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | H39 (Sydney Mint) and H40 (Melbourne Mint) |