| Issuer | Australia |
| Year | 1855-1856 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Sovereign |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 3.968 g |
| Dimensions | 19.3 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Joseph Shepherd Wyon Reverse: Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1, Fr#9a |
| Obverse description | Young head of Victoria left, below 1856; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: 1856 |
| Reverse description | At centre within a laurel wreath AUSTRALIA under a royal crown; above, SYDNEY MINT; below, HALF SOVEREIGN |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SYDNEY MINT AUSTRALIA HALF SOVEREIGN |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1855 - - 21 000 1856 - - 478 000 1856 - Without berries near `HALF` - |
| Catalog ID | 3616876590 |
| Comments |
