Struck from rusty dies
though with a good and distinctive portrait for this extreme rarity
a bold very fine and we note no example of this date in the famous Schneider Collection
49g (AGC 27B R3
Victoria 1901-M Sovereign, Melbourne, MS61 Struck from rusty diesVictoria (1837 1901),gold Sovereign, 1901 M, Melbourne Mint, Australia, older crowned and veiled bust left, T. B. below for designer Thomas Brock, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP. rev. struck en medaille, St George and dragon right, horse with longer tail, broken lance to left on ground line, tiny WWP under lance, initials of William Wellesley Pole, Master of Mint when design