1 Sovereign - Victoria
Australia • 1 Sovereign • Gold (.9166) • 1857–1870
- Denomination
- 1 Sovereign
- Issuer
- Australia
- Struck
- 1857–1870
- Composition
- Gold (.9166)
- Currency
- Pound
- Weight
- 7.9881 g
- Diameter
- 22.05 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 4 · Fr 10
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Where it came from
The 1857 Australian Sovereign was struck at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, which opened its doors in 1855 to capitalize on the massive gold discoveries of the Victorian gold rush. This establishment marked a significant milestone as the first overseas branch of the Royal Mint, tasked with transforming raw colonial gold into standardized currency to support the burgeoning economy of New South Wales.
The design features the iconic Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria by William Wyon, a motif synonymous with the nineteenth-century British Empire. Unlike the standard sovereigns produced in London, these early Sydney-minted coins are distinguished by a unique reverse design featuring the word AUSTRALIA and the mint mark SYDNEY, a specific aesthetic choice intended to assert the identity and independence of the colonial minting process.
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