The Perth Mint’s annual Australia half sovereign is a prestigious 22-carat gold coin featuring a design inspired by historic sovereigns made at the Sydney Mint between 1855 and 1866.
Key features:
- Proof quality 91.67% pure gold
- Design inspired by original Sydney half sovereign
- Australian legal tender
The commemorative 2017 Australia half sovereign portrays St Edward’s crown, a laurel wreath and the word AUSTRALIA, historic elements of Leonard Charles Wyon’s original Type I reverse. The modern tribute also includes the inscriptions PERTH MINT and HALF SOVEREIGN.
















