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Australias Sovereigns Book 2005 Perth Mint
Full-colour and hard bound; just 7,500 copies were issued - includes a solid gold coin in the cover!
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Written by Andrew Crellin and published by the Perth Mint, this book contains a wealth of information about the history and characteristics of Australia's gold sovereigns. Full-colour and hard-bound, a maximum 7,500 copies were issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the production of Australia's sovereigns.

The book contains a solid gold coin mounted in the cover - struck to the exact same specifications as the original sovereign of 1855.


 

Table of Contents

 

Background

1.Introduction

2.The impact of gold discovery

3.Gold sovereigns in Australian culture

4.Australian gold sovereign types

 

The Mints

5.The Adelaide Pound
6.The Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Patterns
7.The Sydney Mint
8.The Melbourne Mint
9.The Perth Mint

The reverse designs

10.The Australia reverse
11.The Shield reverse
12.The St George reverse

The obverse designs

13.Type I Sydney Mint Queen Victoria portrait obverse
14.Type II Sydney Mint Queen Victoria portrait obverse
15.Queen Victoria Young Head obverse
16.Queen Victoria Jubilee Head obverse
17.Queen Victoria Veiled Head obverse
18.King Edward VII portrait obverse
19.King George V Large Head obverse.
20.King George V Small Head obverse.

Glossary
Bibliography
Photo credits