GB 2009 Gold Half Sovereign BU New Zealand The coin’s reverse portrays a

The coin’s reverse portrays a kookaburra perched on a branch at sunset

4 grams  Composition Copper Nickel

As well as the inscription AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark

John King and Charles Gray became the first Europeans to cross Australia south to north when they reached the Gulf of Carpentaria in February 1861

These rounds feature latent imagery embedded into both the obverse and reverse of the round

GB 2009 Gold Half Sovereign BU New Zealand The coin’s reverse portrays aHalf the weight of The Sovereign, the Half Sovereign features the same intricate design as its larger counterpart. When The Sovereign was revived in 1817 after an absence of more than 200 years, it featured engraver Benedetto Pistruccis depiction of St George and the dragon, a design that has become perhaps the most famous coin design in the world. The Half Sovereign adopted the iconic design a little later in 1893 when it replaced the Royal Arms,