? The third date in the series of crenulated reverse Sydney Mint half sovereigns is the 1883 Sydney. There is a confirmed proof or specimen example of this type and the issue was struck from two distinguishable dies . One fresh die for the year, and one worn die , possibly re-used from either 1880 or 1881. Interestingly, the strongest struck examples of the 1883 worn die seem to be in a far worse state than the worst 1880 or 1881 examples which would seem to indicate that further ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold 1/2 Sovereign 1851 MS65+ PCGS. '2015 January 4 - 5 NYINC World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - New York #3037'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-1-2-sovereign-1851-ms65-pcgs-/a/3037-29724.s?type=NGC3037
? The Sydney mint reverted to the Imperial St George and Shield designs in 1871 with the Shield design intended for export to other colonies. The forth reverse design features a short length tail as opposed to the long tail used since 1871 and the medium tail used since 1874 as in the illustration below: Long tail Medium tail Short tail This type differs from the Type V St Georgereversedesign by having a narrow truncation ...
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?1 The Sydney mint reverted to the Imperial St George and Shield designs in 1871 with the Shield design intended for export to other colonies. The fourth reverse design features a short length tail as opposed to the long tail used since 1871 and the medium tail used since 1874 as in the illustration below: This type differs from the other St George reverse designs by having a wider truncation at the base of the bust of her Majesty Queen Victoria. The origin mint of this issue can be determined ...