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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Reg. No: NU 3191
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Sovereign 1893 M
Veiled Head
Mint: Melbourne - Description:
- A gold coin (21.5 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, veiled and draped, wearing ribbon and Star of Garter; around VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT. REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . , the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust. The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1893 in the exergue. The mint mark M is in the ground above the middle of the date.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 21.5 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 7.966 g (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | saint george the dragon |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, HM Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, 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: | 1893 AD |
| Denomination: | Sovereign |
| Obverse Description: | Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, veiled and draped, wearing ribbon and Star of Garter; around, VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . T.B. the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust. |
| Reverse Description: | St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1893 in the exergue. The mint mark M is in the ground above the middle of the date. |
| Edge Description: | Milled |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . T.B. Reverse: 1893 M |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | HM Queen Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Artist: | Thomas Brock - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | Benedetto Pistrucci - Royal Mint, London |
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