Live auction - fwo_571788 - AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA 1 Souverain type écu couronné 1880 Sydney

AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA 1 Souverain type écu couronné 1880 Sydney AU

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Estimate :	500 €
Price :	525 €
Maximum bid :	616 €
End of the sale :	10 March 2020 19:16:45
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 1 Souverain type écu couronné

Date: 1880

Mint name / Town : Sydney

Quantity minted : 1459000

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 917 ‰

Diameter : 22 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 7,96 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM.19/6 - Sp.3855

Obverse

Obverse legend : VICTORIA DEI GRATIA / 1880.

Obverse description : Tête de Victoria à gauche.

Obverse translation : (Victoria par la grâce de Dieu).

Reverse

Reverse legend : BRITANNIARUM - REGINA FID: DEF:.

Reverse description : Écu festonné, couronné, écartelé aux 1 et 4 d'Angleterre, au 2 d'Écosse et au 3 d'Irlande ; au-dessous S.

Reverse translation : (Reine des Bretons, défenseur de la Foi).

Commentary

Seule la lettre d'atelier placée à la pointe de l'écu permet de distinguer ce souverain australien d'un souverain normal, fabriqué en Angleterre. Ce type fut frappé à Melbourne entre 1873 et 1887 ainsi qu’à Sydney entre 1871 et 1887.
Only the mint letter placed at the tip of the shield distinguishes this Australian sovereign from a normal sovereign, made in England. This type was struck in Melbourne between 1873 and 1887 and in Sydney between 1871 and 1887