New South Wales 5 Shillings - George III - Holey Dollar, 1813
New South Wales Colony
Information
Country
New South Wales
New South Wales
Currency
Pound sterling
(1788 – 1900)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Shillings
Year
1813
Ruler
George III
(1760–1820)
Composition
Silver (.903)
Shape
Round with a round hole
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
21.035
Diameter (mm)
39
Demonetized
1829
Description
5 Shillings from New South Wales. Issued in 1813. Struck in Silver (.903). Measures 39 mm and weighs 21.04 g.
- Obverse
- 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
- Reverse
- 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
- Edge
- Circle & rectangle pattern
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on Bolivia, Potosi 8 Reales, KM#55 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Bolivia, Potosi 8 Reales, KM#73 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Mexico City 8 Reales, KM#104 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Mexico City 8 Reales, KM#106 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Mexico City 8 Reales, KM#107 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Mexico City 8 Reales, KM#109 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Mexico City 8 Reales, KM#110 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Peru, Lima 8 Reales, KM#106.2 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Peru, Lima 8 Reales, KM#78 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Peru, Lima 8 Reales, KM#97 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Spain, Madrid 8 Reales, C#71.1 | ||
| 1813 | — | Counterstamp on holed Spain, Seville 8 Reales, C#71.2 |
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