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A circular gold coin (22 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of George V facing left; below, the artist's initials B.M.; around, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN:REX F.D. IND:IMP:. 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 pierced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1916 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark (if any; coins minted at the Royal Mint in London do not have a mint mark) in ground line above middle of date. |
| Mint | Mint mark | Total Mintage |
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| Perth Mint | Letter P | 4,096,771 (4.1 million) | | Royal Mint London | No mint mark | 1,554,120 (1.6 million) | | Melbourne Mint | Letter M | 1,272,634 (1.3 million) | | Sydney Mint | Letter S | 1,242,000 (1.2 million) | | Royal Mint Ottawa | Letter C | 6,111 |
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| Obverse |
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Head of King George V facing left; on neck truncation, the artist's initials B.M. (for Bertram Mackennal); around, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: |
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| Obverse Inscription | GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP: |
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| Reverse |
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St. George on horseback holding short sword and wearing a helmet, cape and boots, the horse rearing over dragon whose side is pierced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1916 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark (if any) in ground line above middle of date. |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Ottawa Mint sovereigns do not seem to be listed in Krause catalogues. In August 1916, as a direct result of World War I, the Department of the Treasury notified the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint that from that date all gold deposited was to be paid for by cheque instead of gold coin. All gold produced in Australia would henceforth become the property of the Commonwealth. It would continue to be struck into sovereigns but these would be delivered to the Treasury. |
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