In 1872, there were two reverse designs; the shield reverse and the St George & Dragon reverse. In the same year, British sovereigns were struck at three different mints; London and the branch mints in Melbourne and Sydney in Australia.

This 1872 Sydney mint sovereign depicts the Benedetto Pistrucci's St George & Dragon design on the reverse.

A total of 1,815,000 sovereigns were issued for circulation in 1872, this figure combines the mintage for both the shield and the St George and Dragon sovereigns produced at the Sydney mint.

We sell over 5,000 dated and graded sovereigns. If you haven't seen the coin that you are looking for, contact our showroom on 01253 343081 and we will check availability for you.

Mint mark	Mint	Mintage
L	London	13,486,708*
M	Melbourne, Australia	748,180*
S	Sydney, Australia	1,815,000*
	Total	16,049,888*

Notes: * These mintage figures combine the two reverse types, St George and the Shield, as we are unable to find mintage figures for the St. George reverse alone.

Obverse

The obverse bears William Wyon's first head Young Head design of Queen Victoria. The coin bears the legend VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D:

The S mint mark for Sydney is set below the truncated neck.

Reverse

Benedetto Pistrucci's iconic engraving of St George and the Dragon is featured on the reverse of this 1872 sovereign. The horse is a long tail variation. The date and the small initials B.P are in exergue.

Specification

Diameter	22.05mm
Weight	7.9881g
Alloy	22 carat gold
Fineness	0.916
Actual Gold Weight	0.2354 Troy oz
Obverse Designer	William Wyon
Reverse Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Mint	Sydney
Mintage	1,815,000 - combines both shield and St George and Dragon reverses
Finish	Uncirculated

Obverse Grade

Reverse Grade

Price

Availability

gFine

£690.30

Out Of Stock

gFine

aVF

£659.80

In Stock

Date

Obverse

Reverse

Price

20 August 2021

gFine

aVF

£457.28

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