Neusüdwales 5 Shillings - George III - Holey Dollar, 1813

5 Shillings aus Neusüdwales. Ausgegeben 1813. Geprägt in Silver (.903). Durchmesser 39 mm, Gewicht 21.04 g.

Avers

A ring shaped silver coin manufactured by cutting a circular 'dump' from the centre of a Lima mint 8 real piece of 1806 and counterstamping the words, NEW SOUTH WALES 1813 around the central hole. Around the rim of the host coin, CAROLUS . IIII . DEI . GRATIA . 1806. ; the host coin featured a laureate bust of Charles IIII facing right, mostly removed by the holing and counterstriking

Revers

Around the central hole cut in the host coin, FIVE SHILLINGS together with a spray of leaves with the engraver's initial H at the centre. Around the rim of the host coin (Lima monogram). 8R . J . P. HISPAN . ET IND . REX . ; and featuring a crowned shield between pillars. Most of the shield has been removed by the holing and counterstamping

Rand

Circle & rectangle pattern