Sovereign - 1888 to 1931 - Price Guide
As the advancing years crept up on Queen Victoria, it was time that her portrait was updated. The resulting design by Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Brock was to become known as the Old Head design although it is probably kinder to Victoria's memory to call it the Veiled Head type. This design was struck continuously until Victoria's death in 1901 after a reign of sixty-three years.
From 1894, the shield reverse half sovereign was dropped in favour of the St. George design.
Edward VII's short reign saw an abundance of gold sovereigns and half sovereigns from all three mints.
The designer of the George V Australian silver and bronze issues, Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, was selected to produce the obverse design for the George V sovereign and half sovereign coins. Like de Saules, Mackennal preferred a bare-headed design of the monarch for the gold series, while both men went for the more majestic crown and robes for the silver and bronze issues.
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Variety | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 |
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1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1888 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1888 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | €606![]() |
1889 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1889 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1889 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1889 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1890 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1890 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1890 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1891 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1892 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1892 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1893 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1893 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1894 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1894 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1895 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1895 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1896 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1896 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1897 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1897 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1898 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1898 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1899 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1899 - Perth | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1899 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1900 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1900 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1900 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1901 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1901 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1901 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1902 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1902 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1902 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1903 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1903 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1903 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1904 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1904 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1904 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1905 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1905 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1905 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1906 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1906 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1906 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1907 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1907 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1907 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1908 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1908 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1908 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1909 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1909 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1909 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1910 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1910 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1910 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1911 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1911 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1911 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1912 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1912 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1912 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1913 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1913 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1913 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1914 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1914 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1914 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1915 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1915 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1915 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1916 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1916 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1916 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1917 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1917 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1917 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1918 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1918 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1918 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1919 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1919 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1919 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1920 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | - | €190,300 |
1920 - Melbourne | - | - | €606![]() | €1,480 | €2,060 | €3,120 |
1920 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1921 - Sydney | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €925 |
1921 - Melbourne | - | - | €4,020 | €6,300 | €7,300 | €10,700 |
1921 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1922 - Sydney | - | - | €3,170 | €7,200 | €8,300 | €12,200 |
1922 - Melbourne | - | - | €1,270 | €3,590 | €4,970 | €6,900 |
1922 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1923 - Sydney | - | - | €2,640 | €5,700 | €6,700 | €9,400 |
1923 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1923 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1924 - Sydney | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €793 |
1924 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1924 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1925 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1925 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1925 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1926 - Sydney | - | - | €2,750 | €6,600 | €9,900 | €13,900 |
1926 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1926 - Perth | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606 | €878 |
1927 - Perth | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1928 - Melbourne | - | - | €606![]() | €668 | €867 | €1,270 |
1928 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1929 - Melbourne | - | - | €606![]() | €909 | €978 | €1,290 |
1929 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1930 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1930 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1931 - Melbourne | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() |
1931 - Perth | - | - | - | - | €606![]() | €606![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €810 | €1,340 | €1,640 | - | - |
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €825 | €1,110 | €1,770 | - | - |
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | €606![]() | €606![]() | €761 | €1,100 | €1,660 | - | - |
1888 - Melbourne - Near G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €684 | €983 | €1,650 | - | - |
1888 - Melbourne - Far G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €730 | €1,060 | €1,900 | - | - |
1889 - Sydney - Near G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,310 | €1,350 | - | - |
1889 - Sydney - Far G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €785 | €1,090 | €1,660 | - | - |
1889 - Melbourne - Near G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €719 | €1,180 | - | - |
1889 - Melbourne - Far G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €782 | €1,190 | €1,870 | - | - |
1890 - Sydney - Near G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €652 | €925 | €1,950 | - | - |
1890 - Sydney - Far G | €606![]() | €606![]() | €761 | €1,100 | €1,660 | - | - |
1890 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €642 | €904 | €1,270 | €1,910 | - | - |
1891 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €807 | €1,140 | €1,730 | - | - |
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | €606![]() | €606![]() | €899 | €1,290 | €1,930 | - | - |
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | €1,510 | €2,240 | €3,080 | €3,910 | €5,700 | - | - |
1892 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €878 | €1,520 | - | - |
1892 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €715 | €987 | €1,720 | - | - |
1893 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €851 | €1,210 | €1,250 | - | - |
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | €606![]() | €652 | €1,120 | €2,390 | €2,500 | - | - |
1893 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €854 | €1,360 | €2,060 | - | - |
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,050![]() | €1,360 | €1,950 | - | - |
1894 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €945 | €1,000 | - | - |
1894 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €896 | - | - |
1895 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €624 | €1,130 | - | - |
1895 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €633 | €896 | - | - |
1896 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €782 | €1,180 | €1,730 | - | - |
1896 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €673 | €872 | - | - |
1897 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €996 | €1,300 | €1,910 | - | - |
1897 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €618 | €1,170 | - | - |
1898 - Sydney | €606![]() | €774 | €1,150 | €1,590 | €2,250 | - | - |
1898 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €812 | €2,460 | - | - |
1899 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €920 | - | - |
1899 - Perth | €676 | €1,340 | €2,780 | €3,900 | €7,100 | - | - |
1899 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €919 | €1,000 | - | - |
1900 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,020 | €1,110 | - | - |
1900 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,040 | €1,110 | - | - |
1900 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €701 | €1,060 | €1,390 | - | - |
1901 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €778 | €899 | - | - |
1901 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €632 | €904 | - | - |
1901 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €632 | €1,200 | €1,350 | - | - |
1902 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €830 | - | - |
1902 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €830 | - | - |
1902 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €980 | €1,060 | €1,350 | - | - |
1903 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €736![]() | €809 | - | - |
1903 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,110 | €1,390 | - | - |
1903 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €620![]() | €634 | €872 | - | - |
1904 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €830 | - | - |
1904 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €930 | - | - |
1904 - Perth | €606![]() | €646![]() | €686 | €717 | €1,000 | - | - |
1905 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €734 | €909 | - | - |
1905 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €668![]() | €856![]() | - | - |
1905 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,310 | €1,390 | - | - |
1906 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €687 | €772 | - | - |
1906 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €703 | €772 | - | - |
1906 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,270 | €1,560 | - | - |
1907 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1907 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1907 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €613 | €1,300 | €1,500 | - | - |
1908 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €737 | €867 | - | - |
1908 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €688 | €708 | - | - |
1908 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €3,210 | - | - |
1909 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €886 | €1,000 | - | - |
1909 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €624 | - | - |
1909 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606 | €708 | €1,030 | - | - |
1910 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1910 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €751 | €974 | - | - |
1910 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €685 | €751 | €1,140 | - | - |
1911 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €634 | - | - |
1911 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1911 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €820 | €1,000 | - | - |
1912 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1912 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €985 | - | - |
1912 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1913 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €648 | - | - |
1913 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1913 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €879![]() | €1,060![]() | - | - |
1914 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1914 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1914 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1915 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1915 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €818 | - | - |
1915 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €708 | - | - |
1916 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €750 | - | - |
1916 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €882 | - | - |
1916 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €662 | €1,950 | - | - |
1917 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €621 | €1,720 | - |
1917 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €936 | - | - |
1917 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €938 | - | - |
1918 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €836 | - |
1918 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1918 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €752 | - | - |
1919 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,080![]() | €1,450![]() | - | - |
1919 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €723 | €1,120 | €1,260 | - | - |
1919 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,050 | €1,550 | - |
1920 - Sydney | €402,100 | €420,900![]() | €439,700![]() | €443,400 | - | - | - |
1920 - Melbourne | €4,610 | €4,880 | €5,900 | €6,800 | €8,100 | - | - |
1920 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1921 - Sydney | €1,480 | €1,600![]() | €1,990 | €2,170 | €2,800 | - | - |
1921 - Melbourne | €13,700 | €18,600![]() | €22,200 | €25,700 | €27,200 | - | - |
1921 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €624 | - | - |
1922 - Sydney | €17,500 | €21,600 | €26,000![]() | €26,400 | €29,400 | - | - |
1922 - Melbourne | €9,700 | €9,900 | €13,900 | €15,300![]() | €15,600![]() | - | - |
1922 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €668 | €1,010 | - | - |
1923 - Sydney | €13,200 | €15,700 | €19,200 | €22,800![]() | €23,900 | - | - |
1923 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €702 | - | - |
1923 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1924 - Sydney | €1,340 | €1,500![]() | €1,790 | €2,270 | €2,700 | - | - |
1924 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €1,230 | - | - |
1924 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €625 | €1,220 | - | - |
1925 - Sydney | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1925 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €668 | - | - |
1925 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €687![]() | €1,370 | €1,780![]() | - | - |
1926 - Sydney | €18,700 | €19,000 | €25,900 | €26,400![]() | €29,600 | - | - |
1926 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €774![]() | €974 | - | - |
1926 - Perth | €1,350 | €1,580 | €1,900 | €2,440 | €3,070 | - | - |
1927 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €625 | €791 | €965 | - | - |
1928 - Melbourne | €1,950 | €2,080![]() | €2,530 | €3,120 | €4,440 | - | - |
1928 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €663 | €759 | - | - |
1929 - Melbourne | €2,120 | €2,610 | €3,120 | €3,190 | €4,280 | - | - |
1929 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
1930 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €653![]() | €835![]() | - | - |
1930 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €745 | - | - |
1931 - Melbourne | €606![]() | €927 | €990 | €1,470 | €2,400 | - | - |
1931 - Perth | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | €606![]() | - | - |
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