Australia ½ Sovereign - Victoria, 1855 – 1856

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Australia Australia
Currency Pound (1788 – 1966)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Sovereign - Victoria
Year 1855 – 1856
Ruler Victoria (1837–1901)
Composition Gold (.917)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 3.968
Diameter (mm) 19.3

Description

½ Sovereign - Victoria from Australia. Issued from 1855 to 1856. Struck in Gold (.917). Measures 19.3 mm and weighs 3.97 g.

Obverse
Young head of Victoria left, below 1856; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:
Reverse
At centre within a laurel wreath AUSTRALIA under a royal crown; above, SYDNEY MINT; below, HALF SOVEREIGN
Edge
Milled

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1856  478K 72%
1856  — Without berries near "HALF" 11%
1855  21K 44%

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