AUSTRALIA, Colonial. Trade Coinage. Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1896 (Gold, 22 mm, 8.00 g, 12 h), Old Head coinage, Melbourne. VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REG FID DEF IND IMP Crowned and veiled bust of Victoria to left. Rev. St. George on horseback right slaying the dragon, 1896 below. Friedberg 24. SCBC 3875. Light marks, otherwise, very fine.
From the collection of Pierre & Gertrud Matthey, formed from the 1970s to the 1990s.