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Coin - Half Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1904
Reg. No: NU 3158
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- Summary:
- Australia Western Australia
Half Sovereign 1904 P
Mint: Perth - Description:
- A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of King Edward VII facing right; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND:IMP: below the head in tiny letters the artist's initials DES. 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, 1904. The mint mark P is in the ground above the middle of the date.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 19 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 3.979 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | saint george the dragon |
| Themes this item is part of: | George William de Saulles, Sculptor, Designer & Engraver (1862-1903), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Perth Mint, Medal & Coin Makers, East Perth, Western Australia, George William De Saulles, Medallist (1862-1903) |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Western Australia |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Imperial |
| DateEra: | 1904 AD |
| Denomination: | Half Sovereign |
| Obverse Description: | Head of King Edward VII facing right; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND:IMP: below the head in tiny letters the artist's initials DES. |
| 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, 1904. The mint mark P is in the ground above the middle of the date. |
| Edge Description: | milled |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND:IMP: DES Reverse: 1904 P |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Mint: | Perth (Mint) |
| Artist: | Benedetto Pistrucci - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | George de Saulles - Royal Mint, London |
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