SOVEREIGN, Australia

N1980.22

A gold sovereign coin with a milled edge. The obverse featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left and wearing a wreath of banksia with the lettering 'VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: 1866'. The reverse features the word 'AUSTRALIA' below a royal crown within a wreath of laurel and with the words 'SYDNEY MINT' above and 'ONE SOVEREIGN' below.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: N1980.22
Accession Date: 11 Nov 1980

Material

Gold/Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

diameter220mm
thickness0.1cm

 

 

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