Australia, Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1894, Melbourne mint, old head left, T.B. below truncation for designer Thomas Brock, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP., rev. struck en medaille, St. George and dragon right, WWP under lance, mint letter M at centre of ground-line, date in exergue, B.P to upper right for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (Bentley 805; McD 192; Marsh 154; S.3875). An attractive example with some bagmarks in fields, strong residual mint lustre, graded by PCGS as MS62.
PCGS Certification 166071.62/44355181
Calendar year mintage 4,166,874.
The Latin legend translates as "Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India".