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The half sovereigns struck in 1829 were probably dated 1828, but one 1829 half sovereign is known, in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum. This was one of several coins struck by the Royal Mint in 1891 from original dies to supply the Bodleian Library with pieces to fill gaps in its collection. [ 29 ]
Gold bullion coins, available in four other sizes too: quarter sovereign (25p), half sovereign (£ 1 / 2 ), double sovereign (£2) and quintuple sovereign (£5). Two pounds: £2 Issued as a commemorative coin from 1986 and in general circulation from 1998 (dated from 1997). Britannia: various values
Unusually no half crown (worth 2/6) was ever issued. Bronze ½d and 1d coins followed in 1911. Production of half sovereigns ceased in 1916, followed by that of sovereigns in 1931. In 1937 a crown (5/– piece, known as a Dollar) was issued to commemorate the coronation of King George VI. This coin proved unpopular in circulation and was ...
The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery.
The 10/- banknote was first issued on 1 May 1913 as a blue banknote payable in gold. It was equal to a half sovereign gold coin. The sizes varied but the design was the same for the following issues: 1913–1914 issue was 194×83mm, 1915–1923 197×88 mm, 1923–1933 180×78mm. This issue was payable in gold but subsequent issues were legal ...
At federation in 1901 and for a period afterwards, the currency used in the Australian colonies which became states consisted of British silver and copper coins, Australian minted gold sovereigns (worth £1) and half sovereigns, locally minted copper trade tokens (suppressed in 1881, some state earlier [8]) and private bank notes.
The Australian branch mints of Melbourne and Sydney struck sovereigns in every year from 1893 to 1901. [48] Half sovereigns were struck at Sydney in each year, and at Melbourne in 1893, 1896, 1899 and 1900. [49] In 1899, a third Australian branch mint began to strike sovereigns. This was the Perth Mint, inaugurated on 20 June 1899. [50]
Some 1893 sovereigns were struck with Boehm's design at the Australian branch mints, [61] and half sovereigns of that type were minted both at London and in Australia. [62] Of the silver coinage, some 1893 sixpences and threepence with Boehm's obverse were struck at London, [63] but otherwise, the Jubilee coinage was at an end. [10] [64]