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United Kingdom
1/2 Sovereign – Half Sovereign
1879
Gold
Au .9167
19.30
3.99 g
Round
Reeded
BU
London
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.
Saint George on horseback and dressed in ancient armor slaying the dragon. In the section below the initials of the engraver and the date.