| Issuer | Australia |
| Year | 1887-1893 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sovereign |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 7.9881 g |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.52 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Joseph Edgar Boehm Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#10 |
| Obverse description | The bust of Queen Victoria facing left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA D:G: BRTITT:REG:F:D: |
| Reverse description | St George slaying the dragon, with the date in exergue below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | M S B.P. 1889 |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | M Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia(1872-1969) S Royal Mint, Sydney, Australia(1855-1926) |
| Mintage | 1887 M - - 940 000 1887 S - - 1 002 000 1888 M - - 2 830 000 1888 S - - 2 187 000 1889 M - - 2 732 000 1889 S - - 3 262 000 1890 M - - 2 473 000 1890 S - - 2 808 000 1891 M - - 2 749 000 1891 S - - 2 596 000 1892 M - - 3 488 000 1892 S - - 2 837 000 1893 M - - 1 649 000 1893 S - - 1 498 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5876145220 |
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