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1 Sovereign - Victoria
| Issuer | Sydney Mint |
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| Year | 1857-1870 |
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| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing laureate effigy of Queen Victoria, her hair dressed and gathered into a braided chignon at the nape, adorned with a wreath of laurel. The truncation of the neck is bare. The circular legend reads VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:, separated by raised dots, running from lower left to lower right around the periphery. The date appears in the lower exergual area beneath the portrait. The field is smooth and unadorned, with a finely milled border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the word AUSTRALIA in bold capital letters across the middle of the field, surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown rendered in fine detail. Flanking the central legend is a wreath of banksia and other foliage, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The circular legend SYDNEY MINT runs along the upper periphery and ONE SOVEREIGN along the lower, both separated from the inner design by a toothed milled border. The overall composition is clean and heraldic in character, with high-relief lettering against a flat field. |
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