A former British gold coin worth ten shillings (50p).
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All coins bore the head of Queen Victoria - a gold sovereign, half-sovereign, half-crown, shilling, sixpence and a threepenny piece.
In 1871, during the reign of Queen Victoria, gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns began to be minted in Sydney, Australia.
What he will particularly be on the lookout for is good condition ‘higher denomination’ coins, such as half crown, crown, half-sovereign and sovereign, from the Victorian period and earlier.
As the patrolmen came up, he handed a half-sovereign to Inkerman.
The Perth Mintmark on sovereigns and half-sovereigns has always appeared in the same position.
Definition of half sovereign in US English:
half sovereign
noun
A former British gold coin worth ten shillings.
Example sentencesExamples
In 1871, during the reign of Queen Victoria, gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns began to be minted in Sydney, Australia.
What he will particularly be on the lookout for is good condition ‘higher denomination’ coins, such as half crown, crown, half-sovereign and sovereign, from the Victorian period and earlier.
All coins bore the head of Queen Victoria - a gold sovereign, half-sovereign, half-crown, shilling, sixpence and a threepenny piece.
As the patrolmen came up, he handed a half-sovereign to Inkerman.
The Perth Mintmark on sovereigns and half-sovereigns has always appeared in the same position.