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1918 India-British Gold Sovereign Grades Choice Unc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:325.00 - 650.00 USD
1918 India-British Gold Sovereign Grades Choice Unc
1918 India-British Gold Sovereign Grades Choice Unc. In 1918, sovereigns were issued at the Royal Mint in London, the Australian branch mints in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, The Ottawa mint in Canada and the Bombay Mint in India. ObverseThe obverse features the Bare Head facing left portrait of King George V by Australian designer Bertram Mackennal. His initials B.M.are set in the truncated neck. The coin bears the inscription GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX: F.D.IND:IMP:ReverseThe reverse of this 1918 gold sovereign features an engraving of St George and the Dragon as designed by Benedetto Pistrucci. The S mint mark in the ground below the dragon shows the coin was minted in Sydney.