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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1872
Reg. No: NU 4627
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Sovereign 1872/1 overdate, shield reverse
Mint: Melbourne
Julius Hogarth was employed in 1872 to prepare dies locally in case problems arose with getting dies from London. He also modified unused dies bearing the date 1871 to read 1872 - in this case somewhat unsuccessfully as the original date can still be seen. - Description:
- A gold coin (21.5 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a head of Queen Victoria facing left with a plain band and fillet in her hair, the date, 1872 below (the numeral 2 has been entered on the die above a '1"); the artist's initials, W.W., in raised letters on neck truncation; around, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. The reverse features the royal shield of arms, garnished and crowned with the mint mark M below the crossing point of the wreath and above the rose; around, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 21.5 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 7.949 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | exhibitions, gold rushes, overdates |
| Themes this item is part of: | Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection, Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales, HRH Queen Victoria (1819-1901), William Wyon, Medallist & Engraver (1795-1851), Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, William Wyon, Medallist (1795-1851), Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Imperial |
| DateEra: | 1872 AD |
| Denomination: | Sovereign |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Queen Victoria facing left with a plain band and fillet in her hair, the date, 1872 below (the numeral 2 has been entered on the die above a '1"); the artist's initials, W.W., in raised letters on neck truncation; around, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. |
| Reverse Description: | The royal shield of arms, garnished and crowned with the mint mark M below the crossing point of the wreath and above the rose; around, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1872 W.W. Reverse: BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: M |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | HM Queen Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint), Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Artist: | William Wyon - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | Jean Merlen |
| Artist: | Julius Hogarth |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879)
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- Public Life & Institutions Collection
- Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales
- HRH Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
- William Wyon, Medallist & Engraver (1795-1851)
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- William Wyon, Medallist (1795-1851)
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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