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General
- WCDB ID
- 76
- Country
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United Kingdom
- Denomination
- 0.5 sovereign
- Value
- 1⁄10 Gold (one troy ounce) (XAU)
- Dates
- AD1838 - 1885
Physical
- Shape
- Circle
- Mass
- 3.99 g
- Diameter
- 19.30 mm
- Thickness
- 0.99 mm
- Composition
- 91.67% Au, 8.33% Cu
- Color
- Yellow / Gold
- Magnetic
- No
Design
- Orientation
- Medallic: ↑ ↑
- Edge
- Milled/reeded
- Tags
- Queen Victoria Lion Harp / Lyre
References
- Wikipedia
- Half sovereign (British coin)
- Krause-Mischler
- KM# 735.1, KM# 735.2
- Numista
- N# 23736