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1/2 Sovereign - Victoria 3rd portrait
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1893-1901 |
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| Value | 1/2 Sovereign |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA·DEI·GRA · BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF · IND·IMP T.B. (Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith Empress of India) |
| Reverse description | Benedetto Pistrucci's celebrated design depicting Saint George, helmeted and in classical armour, astride a rearing horse and thrusting a broken lance downward to slay a writhing dragon beneath the horse's hooves. The saint's flowing cloak billows dramatically behind him, and the composition fills the field with vigorous movement. The date appears in the exergue below a ground line, accompanied by Pistrucci's monogram 'B.P.' to the right. The design is contained within a milled border and is executed in high relief, characteristic of Pistrucci's neoclassical style. |
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