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United Kingdom
1/2 Sovereign – Half Sovereign
1898
Gold
Au .9167
19.30
3.99 g
Round
Reeded
BU
London
Brock, Thomas (Obv), Pistrucci, Benedetto (Rev)
Brock, Thomas (Obv), Pistrucci Benedetto (Rev)
VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP around the so called "old bust" of Queen Victoria. Below the shoulder the initials of the engraver.
Saint George on horseback and dressed in ancient armor, slaying the dragon. In the section below the date.