Buy the 1901 Melbourne mint Victoria Old Head sovereign. This was the last year that sovereigns were issued for Queen Victoria. The coins shows the veiled head obverse and the St George and the Dragon reverse. The coin is truck in 22 carat and contains 0.2354 troy oz of gold.

Empire Mints

Sovereigns were produced in this year by the Royal Mint in London, and the Royal Mint's Australian branch mints in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. This British gold coin was struck at the Melbourne Mint.

Mintages

A total of 11,467,982 British sovereigns were issued by the four mints in 1901.

The sovereign is British legal currency and is exempt from capital gains tax. First introduced as a hammered gold coin in 1489, the sovereign was reintroduced in 1817 and is a popular coin with both coin collectors and investors.

Mint mark	Mint	Mintage
L	London	1,578,948
M	Melbourne, Australia	3,987,701
P	Perth, Australia	2,889,333
S	Sydney, Australia	3,012,000
	Total	11,467,982

Obverse

The veiled head portrait of Queen Victoria can be found on the obverse. It was designed by the sculptor, Thomas Brock.

Reverse

The reverse of this 1901 British sovereign shows St George slaying the dragon. This was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci and first appeared on coin in 1817. The M mint mark above the date shows that this sovereign was produced in Melbourne.

Key Information

Intrinsic Value	£780.59
Product ID	5962
Stock Status	In Stock

Product Spec

Metal	Gold
Weight/Size	Full
Gold Weight Troy Ounces	0.2354
Fineness/Carat	0.917 / 22
Date	1901
Obverse Designer	Thomas Brock
Reverse Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Issuing Monarch	Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint/Brand	Melbourne Mint
Country	United Kingdom

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1901 Gold Sovereign Victoria Old Head Melbourne