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½ Sovereign - Victoria Pattern

Features

Issuer British colonies (Australia)
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Patterns
Year 1853
Value ½ Sovereign
Currency Pound (1788-1966)
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 3.85 g
Diameter 19.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
310406
References KM# Pn1
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

Young head of Queen Victoria facing left, hair filleted

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:
1853

Engraver: William Wyon

Reverse

At centre within a laurel wreath AUSTRALIA under a royal crown; above, SYDNEY MINT; below, HALF SOVEREIGN

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SYDNEY MINT
AUSTRALIA
HALF SOVEREIGN

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Edge

Milled

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1853 

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Bullion value: USD 506.19 Search tips
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Actual gold weight: 0.114 oz
Current gold price: 4459.53 USD/oz (see gold price )

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