Summary
Australia New South Wales Sydney
Half Sovereign, 1856 (AD)
Mint: Sydney
Physical Description
A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left with the date 1856 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
Young head of Victoria left, below 1856; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:
Reverse Description
At centre within a laurel wreath AUSTRALIA under a royal crown; above, SYDNEY MINT; below, HALF SOVEREIGN
Edge Description
milled
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1856 AD
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Issued By
HM Queen Victoria, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1856
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Mint
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Artist
Leonard C. Wyon - Royal Mint, London
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Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: 1856 Reverse: SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA HALF SOVEREIGN
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
19 mm (Outside Diameter), 3.859 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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