Item NU 15855 Coin - Sovereign, New South Wales, Australia, 1908

Summary

Australia New South Wales
Sovereign 1908 S
Mint: Sydney

Physical Description

A circular gold coin (21.5 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, 1908 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark "S" 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, 1908 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark "S" in ground line above middle of date.

Edge Description

Milled