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AUSTRALIA , 1/2 SOVEREIGNS, 1911-1918, Circulation Issue, (GEORGE V), #1.
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AUSTRALIA, GEORGE V GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGNS 1911-1918.
The Royal Mint struck its first gold sovereign in 1489 during the reign of Henry VII. This coin became known as a "sovereign" because the obverse design depicted the King enthroned in regal splendour. It was the first gold coin produced with a value of one pound or twenty shillings, it was the largest coin yet issued in England and also the most beautiful. The half-sovereign was introduced a few years after, during the reign of King Henry VIII (1509-1547), in the year 1544, nearly 300 years before the modern coinage period. The modern sovereign, smaller and featuring on the reverse the classic St. George and the dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci and the half-sovereign featuring the Royal Arms were introduced in 1817, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820), taking the form in which we know them today.
Gold half-sovereigns continued to be issued by the Royal Mint in London for the reigns of King George IV (1821-1830), King William IV (1831-1837), Queen Victoria (1838-1901), King Edward VII (1902-1910), and King George V (1911-1915).
After 1915 currency half-sovereigns were not issued by the Royal Mint until 1982 when the first bullion half-sovereign was issued; they continued to be issued though by the Australian branch Mints of Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, as well as the South African branch Mint of Pretoria.
The SYDNEY MINT,14 May 1855.
With the discovery of gold near Bathurst in New South Wales in early 1851, huge quantities of unrefined gold began to circulate around the colony. To regain control of the economy, the colony proposed that the British government establish a Sydney branch of the Royal Mint. Approval was given in 1853, and the Sydney hospital’s southern wing was chosen as the site.
Open for business in 1855, the Sydney Royal Mint was the first overseas branch of the Royal Mint. The hospital building was converted into offices, including a bullion office for receiving gold, while new buildings to the rear contained the factory for processing the gold into coins. Today, when you walk through the entrance to the buildings at the rear of the Mint, you can see the underground machinery shafts, original roof structures and prefabricated cast-iron frame. Similar in design to structural elements used in London’s Crystal Palace, which was built for the Great Exhibition of 1851, the iron frame was specially commissioned by the Deputy Master of the Mint, Captain Edward Ward. Manufactured at the Horsley Iron Foundry in England, it was assembled and checked at the Woolwich Dockyard before being disassembled for the journey by ship and assembled again in Sydney. This structure makes the Mint an outstanding example of mid-Victorian technology, and its use of terracotta tiles in the ceilings is probably the earliest example of fire-proofed construction in Australia.
For the modern gold market, the Sydney mint is most famous for one fact: it was the place where Francis Miller developed the new process for refining gold which now bears his name. Patented in 1867, the Miller chlorine process rapidly spread around the world and more than 150 years later, it is still the bedrock of gold refining in many of the world's major refineries.
Like its neighbour, the Hyde Park Barracks, the Mint narrowly escaped demolition in the early 20th century. In 1909, a royal commission recommended that the buildings be demolished as part of a scheme to beautify the city – the industrial complex of the Mint was considered inappropriate for Macquarie Street. But funding for the redevelopment proved elusive and the buildings were spared. By this time, other mints were already operating in Melbourne and Perth, so with its outdated machinery and declining profits, the Sydney Mint finally closed in December 1926.
The MELBOURNE MINT,12 June 1872.
The Melbourne Mint, in Melbourne, Australia, was a branch of the British Royal Mint. It minted gold sovereigns from 1872 until 1931, and half-sovereigns (intermittently) from 1873 until 1915. In 1916 it commenced minting Commonwealth silver threepences, sixpences, shillings and florins. From 1923 it minted all pre-decimal denominations. It minted rarities such as the 1921/22 overdate threepence, 1923 half-penny and 1930 penny, as well as Australia's four commemorative florins in 1927 (Canberra), 1934/35 (Melbourne Centenary), 1951 (Federation Jubilee) and 1954 (Royal Visit). It assisted the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra in producing one cent coins from 1966 to 1968 and two cent coins in 1966.[1] From 1969 all coin production moved to the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, and the building housing the coin minting equipment was demolished shortly afterwards. The remaining administrative building is now the home of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and has been leased to the private sector since 2001.
The former Royal Mint is located on the corner of William and La Trobe Streets (280-318 William Street and 387-429 La Trobe Street) and is of architectural significance as one of the most impressive 19th century government buildings in Victoria, and one of few Australian buildings in the true Renaissance revival style, and a virtual copy of the Palazzo Vidoni-Caffarelli, attributed to Raphael, in Rome (1515).
The mint was built between 1869 and 1872 to the designs of architect J.J Clark whose other notable works included the Old Treasury Building, Melbourne. It was opened 12 June 1872.
The colourful coat of arms placed on the front gates in mid-twentieth century were by the Melbourne woodcarver Walter Langcake. The original design, based on Queen Victoria's coat of arms, is adapted especially for a British Royal Mint branch office in colonial Victoria. The supporting animals are not crowned and a maned horse replaces the usual unicorn.
The PERTH MINT, 20 June 1899.
The Perth Mint was established in 1899 as a branch of the Royal Mint of England to refine gold mined in Western Australia during the gold rush of the late 19th century. Its purpose was to service the quickly growing population in Western Australia, which was exploding due to the discovery of gold deposits in surrounding areas. The mint was established to provide a reliable means of converting raw gold into coins and bars that could be used as currency. Money for which miners could exchange their gold was in short supply in that era so miners brought the fruits of their labor to The Perth Mint, where it was minted into gold coins.
The first gold sovereigns were struck at The Perth Mint in 1900, and by 1931, the mint had produced more than 106 million gold sovereigns. During World War II, The Perth Mint played an important role in producing coins and medals for Australia's war effort.
In 1970, ownership of The Perth Mint was transferred from Britain to the government of Western Australia, and the mint became a state-owned entity. Over the years, The Perth Mint has expanded its operations to include the production of a wide range of bullion products, including gold bars and coins, silver bars and coins, and platinum bars.
Although over two million half-sovereigns were struck at Australian mints during the reign of King George V, few were used in circulation due to the introduction of treasury notes. Half-sovereigns were struck at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints from 1911 to 1920 and despite the relatively high proportion of surviving coins in EF or better, they have become difficult to acquire in true mint state condition.
KING GEORGE V
The Reign of King George V (1910-1936) House of Windsor.
Born: 3 June 1865.
Accession: 6 May 1910.
Married: Mary of Teck, 6 July 1893.
Coronation: Thursday, 22 June 1911, second Coronation as Emperor of India at the Delhi Durbar, Tuesday, 12 December 1911.
Children: five sons, one daughter.
Died: 20 January 1936, aged 70.
SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS OF KING GEORGE V HALF-SOVEREIGNS.
OBVERSE: The bare head of the King facing left. The small letters B.M. for Bertram Mackennal are shown in relief on the lower truncation towards the rear. Legend: GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:
REVERSE: St.George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the Dragon with a sword. Date is shown below the exergue line with the small letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci to the right in relief.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE
1911S : 252,000
1912S : 278,000
1914S : 322,000
1915M : 125,664
1915P : 136,219
1915S : 892,000
1916S : 448,000
This present set contains examples of gold half-sovereigns from the Australian mints, five of them with provenance the Reserve Bank of Australia, 1912S Caranett Collection and 1915M Ted Reams Collection.
Grades according to NGC Census and Provenance.
1911 S 2nd finest, Ex Reserve Bank of Australia.
1912 S Equal finest, Ex Caranett Collection.
1914 S Single finest, Ex Reserve Bank of Australia.
1915 M 2nd finest, Ex Ted Reams Collection.
1915 P Equal finest, Ex Reserve Bank of Australia.
1915 S 2nd finest, Ex Reserve Bank of Australia.
1916 S Equal finest, Ex Reserve Bank of Australia.
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