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1/2 Sovereign - Victoria
| Issuer | Royal Mint (Melbourne, Sydney & Perth branches) |
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| Year | 1893-1900 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Veiled and draped effigy of Queen Victoria facing left, wearing the ribbon and Star of the Order of the Garter, after the Jubilee portrait by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm as adapted by Thomas Brock. The surrounding legend reads VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP · with the engraver's initials T.B. incuse below the truncation of the bust. The portrait exhibits fine detail in the veil drapery and the royal regalia. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The classic Pistrucci design depicting St. George on horseback, mounted and helmeted, wearing a flowing cape and boots, his right hand wielding a short sword as the horse rears to the right over a writhing dragon with a broken lance embedded in its body. The design is contained within a raised border, with the date appearing in the exergue and the relevant branch mint mark (M, S, or P) struck into the ground above the centre of the date. The reverse field is otherwise plain, emphasising the sculptural quality of Pistrucci's celebrated composition. |
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