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A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of King Edward VII facing right; around, EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: below the head in tiny letters the artist's initials DeS. The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1903.
The mint mark (if any; coins struck at the Royal Mint London do not have a mint mark) is in the ground above the middle of the date. |
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Bare head of King Edward VII facing right; below in small letters De S. (for G.W. De Saulles, Mint Engraver); around, the legend EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: (Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India). |
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St. George on horseback holding short sword in right hand, wearing a flowing cape, helmet and boots, streamer flowing from helmet; the horse rearing to right over fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; the date, 1903 in the exergue.
Reverse A according to Marsh (no designer's initials B.P. in exergue, smaller image of St. George with a clear space all round it).
Royal Mint London coins do not have a mint mark. The mint mark for branch mints (S for Sydney Mint) is in the ground under the horse's right hoof, above the middle of the date. |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | References to additional information:
[Book] Marsh, Michael A. The Gold Half Sovereign. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Coins, 1982. pp. 41-46. |
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