½ Sovereign - Victoria
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non circulating coin |
| Year | 1901 |
| Value | 1/2 Sovereign (1/2) |
| Metal | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 3.995 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References | KM# 12 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Obverse
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 . T.B. the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust
Lettering:
VICTORIA·DEI·GRA·BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF · IND·IMP·
T.B.
Engraver: Sir Joseph E. Boehm
Reverse
St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1893 in the exergue. The mint mark M is in the ground above the middle of the date
Lettering:
P
1901
Benedetto Pistrucci was a distinguished Italian Gem-engraver, medallist and coin-engraver who became Chief-medallist at the Royal Mint in England.Edge
Milled
Comments
Mintmarks:
M = Melbourne Mint
P = Perth Mint
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 M | Pattern/Proof | ||||||||||
| 1901 P | 4 | Pattern/Proof | |||||||||
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