1 Sovereign - Victoria
Australia • 1 Sovereign • Gold (.917) • 1855–1856
- Denomination
- 1 Sovereign
- Issuer
- Australia
- Struck
- 1855–1856
- Composition
- Gold (.917)
- Currency
- Pound
- Weight
- 7.9811 g
- Diameter
- 22.5 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 2 · Fr 9
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Where it came from
The 1855 Australian Sovereign was produced in the immediate aftermath of the Australian gold rushes, which necessitated the establishment of the Sydney Mint. Opened in 1855, this facility was the first branch of the Royal Mint to operate outside of the United Kingdom, created specifically to convert the vast quantities of gold extracted from the New South Wales fields into a reliable, standardized currency for the burgeoning colony.
The design of this sovereign features the classic Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon, a motif familiar to collectors of British coinage. Unlike the standard sovereigns produced in London at the time, the Sydney-minted versions are distinguished by a unique reverse design featuring the word 'AUSTRALIA' beneath a crown and surrounded by a laurel wreath. This specific design choice served as a clear mark of origin, intended to provide local traders and merchants with confidence in the coin's intrinsic gold weight and purity.
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