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| Australian Gold Coins - Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign |
Australian Gold Coins - Queen Victoria "Veiled Head" - Australian Gold Sovereign, Melbourne Mint, 1894.
COIN CONTAINS .2354 OUNCES OF PURE GOLD
Obverse Description: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, veiled and draped, wearing ribbon and Star of Garter; around, VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . T.B. the artist's initials, T.B. are below the bust.
Reverse Description: St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots; the horse rearing to right over fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1894 in the exergue. The mint mark M is in the ground above the middle of the date.
Edge Description: Milled
Inscriptions: Obverse: VICTORIA . DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP . T.B.
Reverse: 1894 M
Issued By: HM Queen Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Mint: Melbourne (Mint)
Artist: Thomas Brock - Royal Mint, London.
Artist: Benedetto Pistrucci - Royal Mint, London.