½ Sovereign - Victoria, Australia

½ Sovereign - Victoria, Australia, 1855-1856 obverse image½ Sovereign - Victoria, Australia, 1855-1856 reverse image
½ Sovereign - Victoria coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Australia flagAustralia
  • Years of Minting:
    1855-1856
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Milled
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Mint, Sydney, Australia (1855-1926)
½ Sovereign - Victoria Reference Price

Reference Price

$469.99-$2363.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Sovereign - Victoria Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

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

Engraver:

Leonard Charles Wyon

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Young head of Victoria left, below 1856; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:

Engraver:

Joseph Shepherd Wyon

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Milled

½ Sovereign - Victoria Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: 1856

Reverse:

SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA HALF SOVEREIGN

½ Sovereign - Victoria Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Gold (.917)

Size

½ Sovereign - Victoria sizes
  • Weight:3.968 g
  • Diameter:19.3 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Milled

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