1/2 Sovereign – Half Sovereign – (1879)

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Description obverse

VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REG F D around the effigy of Victoria facing left. On the lower end of the neck the initials of the engraver.

Description reverse

Saint George on horseback and dressed in ancient armor slaying the dragon. In the section below the initials of the engraver and the date.




Reference

United Kingdom. 1/2 Sovereign - Half Sovereign 1879, London. CoCo GB-1879-0002.