Item NU 15849 Coin - Sovereign, Western Australia, Australia, 1905

Summary

Australia Western Australia
Sovereign 1905 P
Mint: Perth

Physical Description

A circular gold coin (22 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of Edward VII facing right; below, the artist's initials DeS; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN:REX F:D: IND:IMP: and 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 pearced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1905 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark "P" in ground line above middle of date.

Obverse Description

Bare head of Edward VII facing right.; below, DeS; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN:REX F:D: IND:IMP:

Reverse Description

St. George on horseback holding short sword and wearing a helmet, cape and boots, the horse rearing over dragon whose side is pearced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1905 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark "P" in ground line above middle of date.

Edge Description

Milled