Victoria AV Sovereign. Sydney mint, AD 1879
Australia, British Colonial. Victoria AV Sovereign. Sydney mint, AD 1879. Portrait by William Wyon. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head to left, W.W. in relief on neck truncation; date below / BRITANNIARVM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned coat-of-arms within wreath, mintmark S under ties; thistle, rose, and shamrock below. SCBC 3855; KM 6; Friedberg 11. 7.97g, 22mm