Australian 1893 Sovereign, Melbourne Mint
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- Place made
- Melbourne
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- 2.2 cm (diam.)
- Credit line
- Gift of H.R. Corpe, July 1938
- Accession number
- NC00554
- Signature and date
- Obverse Description : 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 D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D: , the artist's initials J.E.B. below the shoulder. Reverse Description : St. George on horseback holding a short sword in his right hand, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1893 and the artist's initials B.P.; the mint mark, M, is in the ground above the middle of the date.
- Media category
- Coin
- Collection area
- Australian decorative arts and design