Collectible Gold Sovereigns (Lot of 12) 1893 to 1911, EF to XF/AU

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Collectible Gold Sovereigns (Lot of 12)
1893 to 1911, EF to XF/AU
The first British gold sovereigns were minted more than 500 years ago. They were minted under Tudor
king Henry VII in 1489. The current design type with Saint George slaying a dragon on the reverse and
the monarch on the front was introduced over 200 years ago in 1816 under George III. The sovereign
was minted almost continuously from that date until 1932 when Britain went off the gold standard.
British sovereign “kings” minted during the reigns of Edward VII and George V are probably the most
widely owned and recognized pre-1933 gold coins. In 1816, the British gold sovereign as we know it
today was first introduced and, as the British Empire expanded under Queen Victoria during the 1800s,
this coin came to be the world’s most widely distributed gold coin.
Minted originally in London, the sovereign came to be minted all over the world as Australia and South
Africa came to be large gold producers. Mints in Pretoria, Bombay, Ottawa, Melbourne, Sydney and
Perth minted thousands of sovereigns during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The design of Saint George astride his brave steed, slaying the dragon, is common to the reverse of all
variations of the coin. A bust of the reigning king or queen is on the obverse side.
This lot of collectible gold sovereigns includes issues from 1893 to 1911. A list of the coins, where
they were minted, and their condition is:
Lot of 12 Gold Sovereigns
Year
Country
KM No.
Mint
Condition
1893
Australia
13
Sydney, Australia
XF/AU
1896
Australia
13
Melbourne, Australia
EF
1899
Australia
13
Sydney, Australia
EF
1900
Great Britain
785
London, England
XF/AU
1903
Great Britain
805
London, England
XF/AU
1907
Great Britain
805
London, England
XF/AU
1907
Great Britain
805
London, England
XF/AU
1907
Great Britain
805
London, England
XF/AU
1908
Great Britain
805
London, England
XF/AU
1910
Australia
15
Melbourne, Australia
XF/AU
1911
Australia
29
Perth, Australia
XF/AU
1911
Australia
29
Sydney, Australia
XF/AU