Victoria 1898-M Sovereign, Melbourne, MS61 eight strings to second Irish

eight strings to second Irish harp

unrecorded and extremely rare

with French motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

issued by James Conder

seven stars above a crescent

Victoria 1898-M Sovereign, Melbourne, MS61 eight strings to second IrishVictoria (1837 1901), gold Sovereign, 1898 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