Coin | Sovereign 1875 Shield |
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A gold coin (22.05 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left with a plain band and fillet in her hair, the date, 1875 below; the artist's initials, W.W., on neck truncation; around, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA.
The reverse features the royal shield of arms, garnished and crowned with the mint mark (S) below the crossing point of the wreath and above the rose; around, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: |
Mint | Sydney Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter S |
Total Mintage |
2,122,000 (2.1 million)
, Rarity: C (Common) |
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Obverse | |
Young head of Queen Victoria facing left wearing ribbon (double fillet) in her hair; the hair is collected up into a knot behind; around, the legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA (Victoria, by the Grace of God); the designer's initials W.W. (for William Wyon) are in relief on the neck truncation.
In the field below the neck truncation, the date 1875. |
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Reverse | |
The Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom within a plain shield quartered with the arms of England (1 & 4), Scotland (2) and Ireland (3), surmounted by a crown. A branch of laurel is shown on each side of the shield, tied at the bottom by a ribbon. At the bottom, the Thistle, Rose and Shamrock (symbols of Scotland, England and Ireland respectively) are placed with a small flower stop on each side.
Around, the rest of the monarch's legend (continuing from the obverse): BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: (Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith).
The mint mark S is located between the ribbon beneath the shield and the rose. |
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Reverse Inscription |
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: |
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Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Note: the mintage figure is for both the St. George and the Shield reverse minted in this year, as no separate figures are available.
Earlier issues of Renniks have a listing for a Melbourne Mint sovereign too, with reference S57 and note "Nil exist".
Type ID (Sydney Mint) by Marsh.
References to additional information:
[Book] Remick, Jerome. The Guide Book and Catalogue to British Commonwealth Coins, Regency Coins and Stamps Ltd, Winnipeg, Canada, 1971, p55 [Book] Marsh, Michael A. The Gold Sovereign. Cambridge Coins, Cambridge, UK, 1980. (2017 ed. pp 27-46) |
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