Summary

Australia New South Wales
Sovereign 1896 S
Veiled Head
Mint: Sydney

Presented to Museum by the Treasurer, Alan Stockdale MP in 1994.

Physical Description

A gold coin (21.5 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, veiled and draped, wearing ribbon and Star of Garter; around VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT. REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . , the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust. The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1896 in the exergue. The mint mark S is in the ground above the middle of the date.

Obverse Description

Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, veiled and draped, wearing ribbon and Star of Garter; around, VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . T.B. the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust.

Reverse Description

St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1896 in the exergue. The mint mark S is in the ground above the middle of the date.

Edge Description

Milled

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