| Country: |
Australia |
| Period: |
British colony, Queen Victoria |
| Face value: |
1/2 Sovereign |
| Dates: |
From 1871 to 1887 |
| Purpose: |
Trade |
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| Obverse: |
Young head of Queen Victoria facing left |
| Legend: |
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA |
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| Reverse: |
Australia with crown above within wreath |
| Legend: |
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: |
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| Edge: |
Milled |
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| Designer(s) / Engraver(s): |
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William Wyon, Jean Baptiste Merlen |
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| Catalogue: |
KM# 5 |