The “Sydney Mint” Sovereign is the only Sovereign type The Royal Mint allowed a mint branch
to produce a Sovereign of a different design than its own.
The “Sydney Mint” Sovereign also contain silver instead of the
copper in their British Sovereign :Composition: .917 FINE Gold, .083 Silver
Obverse: Queen Victoria hair tied with banksia wreath; head left.
Reverse: Sydney Mint, with crowned Australia surrounded by wreath.