Summary
Australia Victoria
Sovereign 1893 S
Jubilee head obverse
Plain edged proof strike
Mint: Sydney
Physical Description
A gold coin (21.5 mm diameter with plain edge) featuring the Jubilee bust of Queen Victoria wearing imperial crown and facing left, a long veil falls behind the head, the bust is draped and decorated with the Star of the Garter, and also the badge of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: , the artist's initials J.E.B. below the shoulder.The reverse features St. George on horseback holding a short sword in his right hand, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1893 and the artist's initials B.P.; the mint mark, S, is in the ground above the middle of the date.
Obverse Description
Jubilee bust of Queen Victoria wearing imperial crown and facing left, a long veil falls behind the head, the bust is draped and decorated with the Star of the Garter, and also the badge of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: , the artist's initials J.E.B. below the shoulder.
Reverse Description
St. George on horseback holding a short sword in his right hand, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1893 and the artist's initials B.P.; the mint mark, S, is in the ground above the middle of the date.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Dr William Howat, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1893 AD
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Issued By
HM Queen Victoria, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
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Mint
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Artist
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: J.E.B. Reverse: 1893 B.P. S
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
21.5 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.986 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round