Description
Australia, King George V (1910-1936 AD), Gold Sovereign (7.98g, 22mm) dated 1925 S, Sydney mint. Obverse: Bare Head of King George V facing to left, engraver’s initials ‘B.M.’ (Edgar Bertram Mackennal) on truncation in relief, legend around, “GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:”. Reverse: Figure of Saint George slaying the Dragon to the right atop horse with a longer tail, wielding sword and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, broken lance to left on exergual line above mint master’s initials ‘wwp’ (William Wellesley Pole), mintmark at centre of exergual line, small engraver’s initials ‘B.P.’ (Benedetto Pistrucci) and date in exergue. Bentley-741; McDonald-279; Marsh-285 S; Friedberg-38; Spink-4003; KM-29. Calendar year mintage 5,632,000. Few minor hair lines to obverse, otherwise virtually as made, the reverse with notable luster and satiny surfaces, Mint State.
The Obverse Latin legend reads “Geōrgius Quīntus, Deī Grātiā, Britanniārum Omnium Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Indiae Imperātor”, with an English translation of “George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the British People, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”.