| Issuer | Australia |
| Year | 1887-1893 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Sovereign |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 3.992 g |
| Dimensions | 19 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Joseph Edgar Boehm Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#9, Fr#22 |
| Obverse description | A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring the Jubilee bust of Queen Victoria wearing imperial crown and facing left, a long veil falls behind the head, the bust is draped and decorated with the Star of the Garter, and also the badge of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India; around, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, the artist`s initials J.E.B. below the shoulder |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA DEI GRATIA J. E. B. |
| Reverse description | Garnished shield, crowned and lined, around, BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID:DEF: and below 1889, the mint mark, M at the middle of the date |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: 18 M 89 |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | M Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia(1872-1969) S Royal Mint, Sydney, Australia(1855-1926) |
| Mintage | 1887 M - - 1887 M - Proof - 1887 S - - 1887 S - Proof - 1888 M - Proof - 1889 M - Proof - 1889 S - - 64 000 1890 M - Proof - 1891 M - Proof - 1891 S - with `J.E.B.` - 154 000 1891 S - without `J.E.B.` - 1892 M - Proof - 1892 S - Proof - 1893 M - - 110 000 1893 M - Proof - 1893 S - Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 5840839530 |
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