Summary
Australia New South Wales
Sovereign 1887 S
Young head St. George reverse
Mint: Sydney
Physical Description
A gold coin (21.5 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a young head of Queen Victoria facing to left, with a plain band and fillet around hair. The mint mark S below; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: The artist's initials W.W. on the truncation of the neck.The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1887 and the artist's initials B.P.
Obverse Description
Young head of Queen Victoria facing to left, with a plain band and fillet around hair. The mint mark S below; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: The artist's initials W.W. on the truncation of the neck.
Reverse Description
St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1887 and the artist's initials B.P.
Edge Description
Milled
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Commonwealth Bank, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1887 AD
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Issued By
HM Queen Victoria, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mint
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Artist
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: S W.W. Reverse: 1887 B.P.
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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
21.5 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.926 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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