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1884 Gold Half Sovereign Queen Victoria Young Head Shield Back

Price: from £593.70

Manufacturer: Royal Mint

Weight (grams): 3.984

Pure gold content (grams): 3.6612

Fineness: 916.7

Dimensions: 19.30mm Diameter

Stock: In Stock

Product ID: 4358

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Description

The 1884 Half Sovereign is a British gold coin, minted by the Royal Mint. The weight of the coin is 3.99 grams with a fineness of 916.7 (22 carat gold), this means it contains 3.6612 grams of pure gold. The diameter of the coin is 19.3 mm. The Half Sovereigns have a face value of 50 Pence (1/2 a Pound) and are legal tender in the UK.

The coin has no mintmark, indicating it was struck by The Royal Mint in London, England.

Obverse: The obverse of the Queen Victoria 1884 Gold 1/2 Sovereign depicts the young head portrait, designed by William Wyon. This effigy of Queen Victoria shows her profile facing left, without a crown. It is the first official portrait of Queen Victoria to be used on coins produced by the Royal Mint.

The inscription on the coin reads 'VICTORI DEI GRATIA'.

Reverse: The reverse of the 1884 Gold Half Sovereign features the design of Jean-Baptiste Merlen's Royal Coat of Arms and the inscription 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:'.

Approximately 1,121,600 of these Half Sovereign gold coins were produced, making it a fairly common coin.

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