In 1927, only three mints produced gold sovereigns; the Pretoria branch in South Africa (SA), and the Perth (P) and Melbourne (M) branch mints in Australia. The London branch of The Royal Mint had stopped striking sovereigns after 1925 and the mintages reported for the other mints are:

Pretoria 16,379,704

Perth 1,383,544

Melbourne 310,156*

*Krause state none are known to exist. It is highly possible that sovereigns struck in Melbourne at this time were dated 1926 or 1928, or even some other date for which dies were available. Dies were very expensive to make so it was not unusual for dies to be re-used rather than discard them at the end of a calendar year.

Obverse

In 1911, the first gold sovereign of George V's reign was produced. This new bust was created by the Australian, Edgar Bertram Mackennal. The use of this bust continued through George V's reign. The obverse features the legend GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX: F.D.IND:IMP:

Reverse

This coin features Benedetto Pistrucci's famous engraving of St George slaying the dragon. This design first appeared on sovereigns in 1817.

Specification

Diameter	22.05mm
Weight	7.9881g
Alloy	22 carat gold
Fineness	0.916
Actual Gold Weight	0.2354 Troy oz
Obverse Designer	Edgar Bertram Mackennal
Reverse Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Mintage	1,383,544
Mint Mark	Perth

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Bullion coins are provided as is and on occasion may have some minor scratches or edge knocks. These are not regarded as faulty or damaged goods as their precious metal content and value as a bullion coin is not affected. Any coin sold for a value less than a 180% intrinsic is considered a bullion coin.

Gold investment products are VAT free. Silver investment products are inclusive of VAT at the current rate unless otherwise stated.

All investment products are based on the live precious metal price. Prices will be fixed once the item has been added to the basket and recalculates just before checking out.

If your product is not a graded coin and is considered a bullion item, it should be noted that these are bought and sold on low premiums over their precious metal content and not solely for aesthetic purposes; therefore, some products may have edge knocks and/or marks. These edge knocks and marks do not alter the specifications of the coins.

Please note that all investment products are exempt from the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and therefore customers do not have the right to cancel their order once the order has been accepted. If customers no longer wish to go ahead with their investment purchase, there is an option to sell the products back to Chard (1964) Ltd instead. View our current buy back prices.

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We offer fully insured delivery on all special delivery options. We do need to pass on the cost of this insurance as it soon adds up shipping high value gold and silver products.

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