Summary

Australia New South Wales Sydney
Sydney Mint Half Sovereign, 1858 (AD)
Mint: Sydney

Physical Description

A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left and wearing a wreath of banksia with the date 1858 below. The reverse features the word AUSTRALIA below a royal crown within a wreath of laurel and with the words SYDNEY MINT above and HALF SOVEREIGN below.

Obverse Description

Head of Queen Victoria facing left and wearing a wreath of banksia which is plaited, the date 1858 below.; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:

Reverse Description

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

Edge Description

milled

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