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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1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Near G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1888 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1888 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | £524![]() |
1889 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1889 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1889 - Melbourne - Near G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1889 - Melbourne - Far G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1890 - Sydney - Near G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1890 - Sydney - Far G | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1890 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1891 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1892 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1892 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1893 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1893 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1894 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1894 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1895 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1895 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1896 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1896 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1897 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1897 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1898 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1898 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1899 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1899 - Perth | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1899 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1900 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1900 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1900 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1901 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1901 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1901 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1902 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1902 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1902 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1903 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1903 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1903 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1904 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1904 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1904 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1905 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1905 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1905 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1906 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1906 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1906 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1907 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1907 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1907 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1908 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1908 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1908 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1909 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1909 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1909 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1910 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1910 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1910 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1911 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1911 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1911 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1912 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1912 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1912 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1913 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1913 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1913 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1914 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1914 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1914 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1915 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1915 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1915 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1916 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1916 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1916 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1917 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1917 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1917 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1918 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1918 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1918 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1919 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1919 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1919 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1920 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | - | £164,400 |
1920 - Melbourne | - | - | £524![]() | £1,280 | £1,780 | £2,690 |
1920 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1921 - Sydney | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £799 |
1921 - Melbourne | - | - | £3,470 | £5,500 | £6,300 | £9,200 |
1921 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1922 - Sydney | - | - | £2,740 | £6,200 | £7,200 | £10,500 |
1922 - Melbourne | - | - | £1,100 | £3,110 | £4,290 | £5,900 |
1922 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1923 - Sydney | - | - | £2,280 | £4,930 | £5,800 | £8,100 |
1923 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1923 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1924 - Sydney | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £685 |
1924 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1924 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1925 - Sydney | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1925 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1925 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1926 - Sydney | - | - | £2,380 | £5,700 | £8,500 | £12,000 |
1926 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1926 - Perth | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524 | £758 |
1927 - Perth | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1928 - Melbourne | - | - | £524![]() | £577 | £749 | £1,100 |
1928 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1929 - Melbourne | - | - | £524![]() | £786 | £845 | £1,110 |
1929 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1930 - Melbourne | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1930 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1931 - Melbourne | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() |
1931 - Perth | - | - | - | - | £524![]() | £524![]() |
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 | £524![]() | £524![]() | £700 | £1,160 | £1,420 | - | - |
1888 - Sydney - Normal J.E.B. - Far G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £713 | £959 | £1,530 | - | - |
1888 - Sydney - SS JEB | £524![]() | £524![]() | £658 | £950 | £1,430 | - | - |
1888 - Melbourne - Near G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £591 | £850 | £1,430 | - | - |
1888 - Melbourne - Far G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £630 | £914 | £1,640 | - | - |
1889 - Sydney - Near G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £1,130 | £1,160 | - | - |
1889 - Sydney - Far G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £678 | £942 | £1,430 | - | - |
1889 - Melbourne - Near G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £621 | £1,020 | - | - |
1889 - Melbourne - Far G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £676 | £1,030 | £1,610 | - | - |
1890 - Sydney - Near G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £563 | £800 | £1,680 | - | - |
1890 - Sydney - Far G | £524![]() | £524![]() | £658 | £950 | £1,430 | - | - |
1890 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £555 | £781 | £1,100 | £1,650 | - | - |
1891 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £697 | £987 | £1,500 | - | - |
1891 - Melbourne - Long Tail | £524![]() | £524![]() | £776 | £1,110 | £1,670 | - | - |
1891 - Melbourne - Short Tail | £1,310 | £1,940 | £2,660 | £3,380 | £4,890 | - | - |
1892 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £758 | £1,320 | - | - |
1892 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £618 | £852 | £1,490 | - | - |
1893 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £735 | £1,040 | £1,080 | - | - |
1893 - Veiled head - Sydney | £524![]() | £563 | £970 | £2,060 | £2,160 | - | - |
1893 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £738 | £1,180 | £1,780 | - | - |
1893 - Veiled head - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £908![]() | £1,180 | £1,690 | - | - |
1894 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £816 | £865 | - | - |
1894 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £774 | - | - |
1895 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £539 | £973 | - | - |
1895 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £547 | £774 | - | - |
1896 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £676 | £1,020 | £1,500 | - | - |
1896 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £581 | £754 | - | - |
1897 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £861 | £1,120 | £1,650 | - | - |
1897 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £534 | £1,010 | - | - |
1898 - Sydney | £524![]() | £668 | £991 | £1,370 | £1,940 | - | - |
1898 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £702 | £2,130 | - | - |
1899 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £795 | - | - |
1899 - Perth | £584 | £1,160 | £2,400 | £3,370 | £6,100 | - | - |
1899 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £794 | £865 | - | - |
1900 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £880 | £962 | - | - |
1900 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £894 | £962 | - | - |
1900 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £606 | £918 | £1,200 | - | - |
1901 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £672 | £776 | - | - |
1901 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £546 | £781 | - | - |
1901 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £546 | £1,040 | £1,170 | - | - |
1902 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £717 | - | - |
1902 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £717 | - | - |
1902 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £847 | £914 | £1,160 | - | - |
1903 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £636![]() | £699 | - | - |
1903 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £961 | £1,200 | - | - |
1903 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £536![]() | £548 | £754 | - | - |
1904 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £717 | - | - |
1904 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £804 | - | - |
1904 - Perth | £524![]() | £558![]() | £593 | £620 | £868 | - | - |
1905 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £634 | £786 | - | - |
1905 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £577![]() | £740![]() | - | - |
1905 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £1,130 | £1,200 | - | - |
1906 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £593 | £667 | - | - |
1906 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £607 | £667 | - | - |
1906 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £1,100 | £1,350 | - | - |
1907 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1907 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1907 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £530 | £1,130 | £1,300 | - | - |
1908 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £637 | £749 | - | - |
1908 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £594 | £612 | - | - |
1908 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £2,770 | - | - |
1909 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £766 | £865 | - | - |
1909 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £539 | - | - |
1909 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524 | £612 | £886 | - | - |
1910 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1910 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £649 | £841 | - | - |
1910 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £592 | £649 | £987 | - | - |
1911 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £548 | - | - |
1911 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1911 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £708 | £865 | - | - |
1912 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1912 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £851 | - | - |
1912 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1913 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £560 | - | - |
1913 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1913 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £760![]() | £914![]() | - | - |
1914 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1914 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1914 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1915 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1915 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £706 | - | - |
1915 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £612 | - | - |
1916 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £648 | - | - |
1916 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £762 | - | - |
1916 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £572 | £1,690 | - | - |
1917 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £536 | £1,480 | - |
1917 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £808 | - | - |
1917 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £810 | - | - |
1918 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £722 | - |
1918 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1918 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £649 | - | - |
1919 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £931![]() | £1,250![]() | - | - |
1919 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £625 | £969 | £1,090 | - | - |
1919 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £904 | £1,340 | - |
1920 - Sydney | £347,400 | £363,600![]() | £379,900![]() | £383,100 | - | - | - |
1920 - Melbourne | £3,980 | £4,210 | £5,100 | £5,900 | £7,000 | - | - |
1920 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1921 - Sydney | £1,280 | £1,380![]() | £1,720 | £1,880 | £2,420 | - | - |
1921 - Melbourne | £11,900 | £16,100![]() | £19,200 | £22,200 | £23,500 | - | - |
1921 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £539 | - | - |
1922 - Sydney | £15,100 | £18,600 | £22,500![]() | £22,800 | £25,400 | - | - |
1922 - Melbourne | £8,400 | £8,500 | £12,000 | £13,200![]() | £13,500![]() | - | - |
1922 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £577 | £869 | - | - |
1923 - Sydney | £11,400 | £13,600 | £16,600 | £19,700![]() | £20,600 | - | - |
1923 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £606 | - | - |
1923 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1924 - Sydney | £1,150 | £1,290![]() | £1,550 | £1,960 | £2,330 | - | - |
1924 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £1,070 | - | - |
1924 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £540 | £1,050 | - | - |
1925 - Sydney | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1925 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £577 | - | - |
1925 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £594![]() | £1,190 | £1,540![]() | - | - |
1926 - Sydney | £16,100 | £16,400 | £22,400 | £22,800![]() | £25,600 | - | - |
1926 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £669![]() | £841 | - | - |
1926 - Perth | £1,160 | £1,370 | £1,650 | £2,110 | £2,650 | - | - |
1927 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £540 | £684 | £834 | - | - |
1928 - Melbourne | £1,690 | £1,790![]() | £2,190 | £2,690 | £3,830 | - | - |
1928 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £573 | £655 | - | - |
1929 - Melbourne | £1,830 | £2,260 | £2,700 | £2,760 | £3,700 | - | - |
1929 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
1930 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £564![]() | £721![]() | - | - |
1930 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £644 | - | - |
1931 - Melbourne | £524![]() | £801 | £856 | £1,270 | £2,070 | - | - |
1931 - Perth | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | £524![]() | - | - |
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