Sovereign 1908, Coin from United Kingdom

Sovereign 1908, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Sovereign 1908

A gold coin (22 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of Edward VII facing right; below, the artist's initials DeS; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN:REX F:D: IND:IMP: and on the reverse St. George on horseback holding short sword and wearing a helmet, cape and boots, the horse rearing over dragon whose side is pearced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1908 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark (if any) in ground line above middle of date.

The Ottawa mint opened as a Branch of the Royal Mint in 1908. Like the Australian branch mints, it had the right to strike Imperial sovereigns.

Mint	Mint mark	Total Mintage
Royal Mint London	No mint mark	11,729,006 (11.7 million)
Perth Mint	Letter P	4,875,617 (4.9 million)
Melbourne Mint	Letter M	3,080,148 (3.1 million)
Sydney Mint	Letter S	2,017,000 (2.0 million)
Royal Mint Ottawa	Letter C	636

Obverse
Bare head of King Edward VII facing right; below in small letters De S. (for G.W. De Saulles, Mint Engraver); around, EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:

Obverse Inscription	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND: IMP:

Reverse

St George on horseback advancing to right, wearing a helmet and cape and brandishing a sword, attacking a fallen dragon with broken lance in its side; in small letters at right below the exergue line B.P. (initials of the designer, Benedetto Pistrucci); in exergue, 1908.

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.

Reverse Inscription	1908

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes	Ottawa Mint sovereigns do not seem to be listed in Krause catalogues.

Sovereign 1908: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint		Royal Mint London, Royal Mint Ottawa
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values	1965	Mint		Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mintage		Royal Mint London, Royal Mint Ottawa mintage
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values	1965	Mintage		Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint mintage

Showing 48 from a total of 148 coins of type: Sovereign (Pre-Decimal)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Sovereign 1898	12,418,485	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1899	17,045,127	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1900	20,604,734	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1901	11,467,982	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1902	16,122,198	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1903	19,891,190	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1904	21,278,022	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1905	17,198,434	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1906	21,746,651	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1907	29,302,643	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1908	21,702,207	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1909	21,784,151	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1910	32,287,808	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1911	40,048,431	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1912	39,292,322	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1913	33,750,854	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1914	20,118,033	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1915	27,652,715	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1916	8,171,636	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1917	7,741,314	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1918	13,900,265	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1919	5,480,498	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1920	3,311,196	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1921	3,339,481	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1922	3,485,190	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1923	3,051,743	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1924	2,139,740	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1925	21,276,258	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1926	13,663,346	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1927	18,073,404	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1928	19,981,682	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1929	14,067,451	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1930	12,020,682	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1931	9,743,139	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1932	1,066,680	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1937 Edward VIII (not released)	6	King Edward VIII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Sovereign 1937 (Proof only)	5,501	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Sovereign 1953 (not released)	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +
Sovereign 1957	2,072,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1958	8,700,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Sovereign 1959	1,385,228	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1962	3,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1963	7,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1964	3,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1965	3,800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1966	7,050,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1967	5,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1968	4,203,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
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Sovereign 1908: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Sovereign (St George)
Issued	1908
Monarch	King Edward VII
Effigy	King Edward VII - Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)
Face Value	1 (x Pound)
Total Mintage	21,702,207 (21.7 million)
Current	No; demonetised 1971
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin Alignment (Axis 6)
Size	22.0500 mm
Thickness	1.5200 mm
Mass	7.9881 g
OCC ID	NRWK-ZEJN-CJVL-EXGL

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Sovereign 1908: Photos

Image	Details
	Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Sydney Mint. Source
	Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Sydney Mint. Source
	Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source
	Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source
	Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Perth Mint. Source
	Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Perth Mint. Source
	Specimen Coin - Sovereign, Canada, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Ottawa Mint. Source
	Specimen Coin - Sovereign, Canada, 1908 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Jennifer McNair Notes: Ottawa Mint. Source

Sovereign 1908: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World	Great Britain 258 (Royal Mint London)
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 805 (Royal Mint London)
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3969 (Royal Mint London)
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World	Australia 32 (Sydney), 33 (Melbourne), 34 (Perth)
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Australia KM# 15 (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth Mints)
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3973 (Sydney), 3971 (Melbourne) and 3972 (Perth)
McDonald, Australian Coins and Banknotes	McD 228 (Sydney), 229 (Melbourne) and 230 (Perth)
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values	S135 (Sydney), S136 (Melbourne) and S137 (Perth)
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World	Canada 1 (Royal Mint Ottawa)
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3970 (Royal Mint Ottawa)

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