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SOUTH AFRICA – GEORGE V – ½ sovereign, 1925 SA – Pretoria.
See original version (French)
188
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SOUTH AFRICA – GEORGE V – ½ sovereign, 1925 SA – Pretoria.
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 300 - CHF 350
Voluntary lot
Description
SOUTH AFRICA – GEORGE V – ½ sovereign, 1925 SA – Pretoria.
Obverse: Bareheaded head of King George V facing left, by Bertram Mackennal. Legend: ‘GEORGIVS
V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:’.
Reverse: St George on horseback slaying the dragon with his sword, designed by Benedetto Pistrucci.
Date 1925 in the exergue. The date 1925 is attributed to the Pretoria mint; the mark ‘SA’ is
not discernible on this specimen.
Edge: Fluted.
Gross weight: 3.90 g.
Metal and fineness: 916.7 gold.
Diameter: 19.3 mm.
Mint: Pretoria, South Africa.
Obverse engraver: Bertram Mackennal.
Reverse engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci.
Condition: TTB+.
References: SCBC 4010; Friedberg 6.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Numismatic sales & collectible coins
Auction location
Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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