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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Reg. No: NU 16006
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria
Sovereign 1885 M, shield reverse
Mint: Melbourne - 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, 1885; 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:
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 21.5 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 7.993 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | gold rushes |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, HM 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: | 1885 AD |
| Denomination: | Sovereign |
| Obverse Description: | Head of Queen Victoria facing left with a plain band and fillet in her hair, the date, 1885 below; 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 1885 W.W. Reverse: BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: M |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Gold |
| Issued By: | HM Queen Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Artist: | William Wyon - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | Jean Merlen |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- HM 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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