A Sovereign from an established branch mint

This Sovereign was struck at the Perth branch of The Royal Mint and has a distinctive P mint mark to denote this. The mint in Perth was set up in Australia in 1899, following the successful establishment of branch mints in Sydney (1855) and Melbourne (1872).

The coin features Bertram Mackennal's portrait of George V on the obverse and Benedetto Pistrucci's depiction of St George and the dragon on the reverse.The last year date Perth Mint Sovereign

Struck at the Perth branch of The Royal Mint

Features an effigy of George V by Bertram Mackennal

An original Sovereign in Extremely Fine condition

SPECIFICATION

SPECIFICATION VALUE

DENOMINATION Sovereign

ALLOY 22 Carat Gold

WEIGHT 7.32 g

DIAMETER 22.05mm

REVERSE DESIGNER Benedetto Pistrucci

SPECIFICATION VALUE

OBVERSE DESIGNER Bertram Mackennal

QUALITY Circulating

YEAR 1931

PURE METAL TYPE Gold