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Description
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, King of the United Kingdom 1901-1910 AD, Gold Matte-Proof Two Pounds, 1902, Royal mint, London. Obverse: Bare Head of Edward VII facing right, engraver’s initials ‘DeS.’ (George William De Saulles) below, legend surrounds, “EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:”. Reverse: Saint George of Lydda, bare except for his plumed helmet and billowing cloak, rears his horse above the defeated Dragon of Silene, ready to finish his foe with his sword, his lance, Ascalon, remains half embedded in its torso and the shaft rests to the left on the exergual ground-line; engraver’s initials “B.P.” (Benedetto Pistrucci) and date in exergue. March T41; S-3968. Calendar year mintage of 8,066 Proof Issues. Certified and graded by NGC as Proof 61 Matte.
The obverse Latin legend is the royal titulature of King Edward VII, reading unabridged as “Edwardus septimus, Deī grātiā, Britanniārum Omnium Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Indiae Imperātor”, with an English translation of “Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, King of all the British People, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”.
