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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of King Edward VII facing right; around, EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: below the head in tiny letters the artist's initials DeS. The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1904. 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 | With BP (Perth Mint) | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total). Rarity: R3 (Extremely Rare) | |
Details | Designer's initials B.P. in exergue on reverse of coin. Listed in Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald as "not verified". | |
Variety | No BP (Royal Mint London) | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
Details | No designer's initials B.P. in exergue on reverse of coin. |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 1982 | Coin description | ||
Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Coin description | Royal Mint London | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | Perth Mint | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | Perth Mint mintage | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | Royal Mint mintage | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | No BP |
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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 | 1904 |
Monarch | King Edward VII |
Effigy | King Edward VII - Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head) |
Face Value | 1/2 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | 1,777,470 (1.8 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 | YAPV-ZEYR-CBVZ-OLMD |
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Image | Details |
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Great Britain, Edward VII, 1/2 Sovereign, 1904
Copyright: NumisCorner.com Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Great Britain, Edward VII, 1/2 Sovereign, 1904
Copyright: NumisCorner.com Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Coin - Half Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1904
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Notes: Perth Mint, No BP. Source |
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Coin - Half Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1904
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Notes: Perth Mint. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 507 (Royal Mint London) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Great Britain 259 (Royal Mint London) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 804 (Royal Mint London) |
Marsh, The Gold Half Sovereign | 518 (Perth Mint) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3974A (Royal Mint London) and 3974B (No BP) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 14 (Perth Mint) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3976A (Perth Mint) and 3976B (Perth Mint, no BP) |
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 061 (Perth Mint), McD 061a (With BP) |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | H50 (Perth Mint) |