1902 Five Pounds Sovereign Gold
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Coronation of Edward VII
Obverse: Edward VII head right. EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:. DeS below
Reverse: St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest. BP below
Exergue: 1902
Weight: 39.9 grams
Year: 1902
Edge: Reeded
Fineness: .917 Gold
Ø 36 mm
Issuing country: United Kingdom
In 1902 the Royal Mint released a special coin to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII. Struck in solid 22K. The obverse features George William de Saulles portrait of King Edward VII while the reverse depicts Benedetto Pistrucci’s classic St George and the dragon