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A gold coin (22.05 mm diameter with milled 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, 1901 in the exergue. The mint mark (if any) is in the ground above the middle of the date. | |||||||||||||||
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Variety | Proof (Perth Mint) | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
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, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint | |
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Mintage | Royal Mint mintage | |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint mintage | |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof (Melbourne and Perth) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Sovereign (St George) |
Issued | 1901 |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Effigy | Queen Victoria - Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head) |
Face Value | 1 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | 11,467,982 (11.5 million) |
Current | No; demonetised 1971 |
Material | 0.9167 Gold |
Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
Size | 22.0500 mm |
Thickness | 1.5200 mm |
Mass | 7.9881 g |
OCC ID | RDKL-MEMK-CPMR-ENZB |
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Sovereign 1901 Victoria Old/Veiled Head
Copyright: Royal Mint Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Sovereign 1901 Victoria Old/Veiled Head
Copyright: Royal Mint Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1901
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Sydney Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1901
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Sydney Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1901
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1901
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Great Britain 254 (Royal Mint London) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 785 (Royal Mint) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3874 (Royal Mint London) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Australia 23 (Sydney), 24 (Melbourne), 25 (Perth) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 13 (Sydney, Melbourne and Perth) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3877 (Sydney), 3875 (Melbourne) and 3876 (Perth) |
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes | McD 207 (Sydney), 208 (Melbourne) and 209 (Perth) |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | S114 (Sydney), S115 (Melbourne) and S116 (Perth) |