List of Victoria Sovereigns

Victoria (1837-1901)

Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, a rule of for 64 years, a record only recently surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II. Victoria posed for a number of head portraits, but there are generally three major variants: Young Head (1838-1887) by William Wyon, RA; Jubilee Head (1887-1893) by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm and Old Head (1893-1901) by by Sir Thomas Brock.

1838  Obverse1838 Reverse1838 Gold Sovereign - Victoria
Mintage: 2,718,694
1839  Obverse1839 Reverse1839 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 503,695
1839  Obverse1839 Reverse1839 Gold Sovereign Proof
Mintage: 1,230
1841  Obverse1841 Reverse1841 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 124,054
1842  Obverse1842 Reverse1842 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 4,865,375
1843  Obverse1843 Reverse1843 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 5,981,968
1844  Obverse1844 Reverse1844 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 3,000,445
1845  Obverse1845 Reverse1845 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 3,800,845
1846  Obverse1846 Reverse1846 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 3,802,947
1847  Obverse1847 Reverse1847 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 4,667,126
1848  Obverse1848 Reverse1848 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 2,246,701
1849  Obverse1849 Reverse1849 Gold Sovereign - Victoria
Mintage: 1,755,399
1850  Obverse1850 Reverse1850 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 1,402,039
1851  Obverse1851 Reverse1851 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 4,013,624
1852  Obverse1852 Reverse1852 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 8,053,435
1853  Obverse1853 Reverse1853 Gold Sovereign - Victoria
Mintage: 10,597,993
1854  Obverse1854 Reverse1854 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 3,589,611
1855  Obverse1855 Reverse1855 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 8,448,482
1856  Obverse 1856 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 4,806,160
1857  Obverse1857 Reverse1857 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 4,495,748
1858  Obverse1858 Reverse1858 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 803,234
1859  Obverse1859 Reverse1859 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 1,547,603
1859  Obverse1859 Reverse1859 Gold Sovereign Ansell
Mintage: 167,539
1860  Obverse1860 Reverse1860 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 2,555,958
1861  Obverse1861 Reverse1861 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 7,624,736
1862  Obverse1862 Reverse1862 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 7,836,413
1863  Obverse1863 Reverse1863 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 5,921,669
1864  Obverse1864 Reverse1864 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 8,656,353
1865  Obverse1865 Reverse1865 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 1,450,238
1866  Obverse1866 Reverse1866 Gold Sovereign - Victoria
Mintage: 4,047,288
1868  Obverse1868 Reverse1868 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 1,653,384
1869  Obverse1869 Reverse1869 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 6,441,322
1870  Obverse1870 Reverse1870 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 2,189,960
1871  Obverse1871 Reverse1871 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 8,767,250
1871 Gold Sovereign Proof
1871  Obverse1871 Reverse1871 Gold Sovereign Sydney - Shield
Mintage: 2,814,000
1872  Obverse1872 Reverse1872/1 Gold Sovereign - Melbourne 2/1 Overdate
1872  Obverse1872 Reverse1872 Gold Sovereign - Young Head Shield Reverse
1872  Obverse1872 Reverse1872 Gold Sovereign - Young Head St George Reverse
Mintage: 13,486,708
1872  Obverse1872 Reverse1872 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - Young Head Shield Reverse
Mintage: 748,180
1872 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,815,000
1873  Obverse1873 Reverse1873 Gold Sovereign - Sydney (Shield)
Mintage: 1,480,000
1873  Obverse1873 Reverse1873 Gold Sovereign - Sydney (St George)
Mintage: 2,800,000
1873 Reverse1873 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 2,368,215
1873  Obverse1873 Reverse1873 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 752,199
1874  Obverse1874 Reverse1874 Gold Sovereign London (Shield)
Mintage: 520,713
1874 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 1,373,298
1874  Obverse1874 Reverse1874 Gold Sovereign Melbourne (St George)
Mintage: 1,373,298
1874 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,899,000
1875  Obverse1875 Reverse1875 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 1,888,405
1875 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,122,000
1876  Obverse1876 Reverse1876 Gold Sovereign
Mintage: 3,318,866
1876  Obverse1876 Reverse1876 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,124,445
1876 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,613,000
1877  Obverse1877 Reverse1877 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 1,487,316
1877 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,590,000
1878  Obverse1878 Reverse1878 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 1,091,275
1878 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,171,457
1878 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,259,000
1879  Obverse1879 Reverse1879 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 20,013
1879  Obverse1879 Reverse1879 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,740,594
1879 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,459,000
1880  Obverse1880 Reverse1880 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 3,650,080
1880  Obverse1880 Reverse1880 Gold Sovereign Sydney - Shield
Mintage: 1,459,000
1880  Obverse1880 Reverse1880 Gold Sovereign Sydney - St George
Mintage: 1,459,000
1880  Obverse1880 Reverse1880 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - St George
SCBC: 3857
Mintage: 3,053,454
1881  Obverse1881 Reverse1881 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - St George
Mintage: 2,234,800
1881  Obverse1881 Reverse1881 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - Shield
Mintage: 2,234,800
1881  Obverse1881 Reverse1881 Gold Sovereign Sydney - St George - Victoria
Mintage: 1,360,000
1882  Obverse1882 Reverse1882 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - Shield
Mintage: 2,465,781
1882  Obverse1882 Reverse1882 Gold Sovereign Sydney - St George
Mintage: 1,298,000
1883  Obverse1883 Reverse1883 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - Shield
Mintage: 2,050,450
1883  Obverse1883 Reverse1883 Gold Sovereign Melbourne - St George
Mintage: 2,050,450
1883 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,108,000
1884  Obverse1884 Reverse1884 Gold Sovereign - London - Victoria
Mintage: 1,769,635
1884 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,942,630
1884  Obverse1884 Reverse1884 Gold Sovereign Sydney - St George
Mintage: 1,595,000
1885  Obverse1885 Reverse1885 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 717,723
1885 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,967,143
1885 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,486,000
1886  Obverse1886 Reverse1886 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,902,131
1886 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,667,000
1887  Obverse1887 Reverse1887 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 1,111,280
1887 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 1,916,424
1887 Gold Sovereign Proof
Mintage: 797
1887 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,000,000
1888 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 2,777,424
1888 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,830,612
1888 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,187,000
1889  Obverse1889 Reverse1889 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 7,267,455
1889 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,732,590
1889 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 3,262,000
1890  Obverse1890 Reverse1890 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 6,529,887
1890 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,473,537
1890  Obverse1890 Reverse1890 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,808,000
1891 Reverse1891 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 6,329,476
1891 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 2,749,592
1891 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,596,000
1892  Obverse1892 Reverse1892 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 7,104,720
1892  Obverse1892 Reverse1892 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 3,488,750
1892  Obverse1892 Reverse1892 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,837,000
1893  Obverse1893 Reverse1893 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 6,898,260
1893  Obverse1893 Reverse1893 Gold Sovereign London - Proof
Mintage: 773
1893  Obverse1893 Reverse1893 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 1,649,352
1893  Obverse1893 Reverse1893 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 1,346,000
1894 Reverse1894 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 3,782,611
1894  Obverse1894 Reverse1894 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 4,166,874
1894  Obverse1894 Reverse1894 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 3,067,000
1895  Obverse1895 Reverse1895 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 4,165,869
1895 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 2,285,317
1895  Obverse1895 Reverse1895 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,758,000
1896 Reverse1896 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 3,334,065
1896  Obverse1896 Reverse1896 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 4,456,932
1896  Obverse1896 Reverse1896 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,544,000
1897  Obverse1897 Reverse1897 Gold Sovereign London - Victoria
1897  Obverse1897 Reverse1897 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 5,130,565
1897  Obverse1897 Reverse1897 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,532,000
1898  Obverse1898 Reverse1898 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 4,361,347
1898  Obverse1898 Reverse1898 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 5,509,138
1898  Obverse1898 Reverse1898 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 2,548,000
1899  Obverse1899 Reverse1899 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 5,579,157
1899  Obverse1899 Reverse1899 Gold Sovereign Perth
Mintage: 694,937
1899  Obverse1899 Reverse1899 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 7,515,978
1899  Obverse1899 Reverse1899 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 3,259,000
1900  Obverse1900 Reverse1900 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 10,845,741
1900  Obverse1900 Reverse1900 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 4,305,904
1900  Obverse1900 Reverse1900 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 3,586,000
1900  Obverse1900 Reverse1900 Gold Sovereign Perth
Mintage: 1,927,484
1901  Obverse1901 Reverse1901 Gold Sovereign London
Mintage: 1,578,948
1901  Obverse1901 Reverse1901 Gold Sovereign Melbourne
Mintage: 3,987,701
1901 Gold Sovereign Perth
Mintage: 2,969,947
1901  Obverse1901 Reverse1901 Gold Sovereign Sydney
Mintage: 3,012,000

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Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria ruled for 64 years, a record only recently surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II.
 
Victoria's parents were Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathern, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She married Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who later became known as Prince Albert. Victoria had nine children, the eldest son succeeding her as Edward VII.


Victoria posed for a number of head portraits, but there are generally three major variants: Young Head (1838-1887) by William Wyon, RA; Jubilee Head (1887-1893) by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm and Old Head (1893-1901) by by Sir Thomas Brock.