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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, 1909 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark (if any) in ground line above middle of date. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Variety | Satin finish specimen FDC (Ottawa Mint) | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown. Rarity: R3 (Extremely Rare) |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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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 | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Varieties | Satin finish specimen FDC |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) |
Coin Type | Sovereign (St George) |
Issued | 1909 |
Monarch | King Edward VII |
Effigy | King Edward VII - Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head) |
Face Value | 1 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | 21,784,151 (21.8 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 | GRNA-ZEGW-CYAY-EXJL |
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Image | Details |
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Great Britain 1909 sovereign
Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Great Britain 1909 sovereign
Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Royal Mint London. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Australia, 1909
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Sydney Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Australia, 1909
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Sydney Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1909
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Victoria, Australia, 1909
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Australia 1909-M sovereign
Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Australia 1909-M sovereign
Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Stack's-Bowers Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1909
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Perth Mint. Source |
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Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1909
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Perth Mint. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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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 231 (Sydney), 232 (Melbourne) and 233 (Perth) |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | S138 (Sydney), S139 (Melbourne) and S140 (Perth) |
Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World | Canada 1 (Royal Mint Ottawa) |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 3970 (Royal Mint Ottawa) |