COLONIAL ISSUES, British India. George V. King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, 1911-1936. AV Sovereign (22mm, 7.98 g, 12h). Jeweler's copy. Bombay mint. Dated 1918-I. Head left / St. George on horseback rearing right, holding reins and sword and slaying dragon to lower right; I on ground line. Cf. UIC 8.5; cf. Pridmore 27; cf. SCBC 3998; cf. Friedberg 1609 (all refs for official issue). EF, traces of underlying luster, field marks, struck with slightly worn dies. A jeweler's copy. LOT SOLD AS IS.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.