| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1857-1866 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Sovereign |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 3.976 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#3, Fr#10a |
| Obverse description | Head of Queen Victoria facing left and wearing a wreath of banksia which is plaited, the date 1864 below; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D: |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D: 1864 |
| 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 | 1857 - - 537 000 1857 - Proof - 1858 - - 483 000 1858 - Error strike - 1859 - - 341 000 1860 - - 156 000 1861 - - 186 000 1862 - - 210 000 1863 - - 348 000 1864 - - 141 000 1865 - - 62 000 1866 - - 154 000 1866 - Proof - |
| Numisquare ID | 2910739200 |
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