BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V (1910-1936), Gold Sovereigns (3), 1911M, 1912M, 1913M, Melbourne mint, designed by Edgar Bertram Mackennal, bare head left, b.m. on truncation, toothed border and raised rim, georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f: d: ind: imp:, rev struck en médaille, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, helmet with three strand streamer, horse with long tail, broken lance on groundline to left, wwp in relief under lance, M mintmark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and raised rim (Bentley 823, 825, 826; McD 238, 241, 244; QM 187, 188, 189; KM 29; Fr 39; Marsh 229, 230, 231; S 3999). All with light surface marks and hairlines, the second with reverse rim nick, the third with necks on neck and bagmarks, otherwise all generally extremely fine. (3)
Calendar year mintages 2,851,451; 2,469,257; 2,323,180 respectively including those that were sent for pyx trial. The pyx figures were 1451; 1257; and 1180 respectively.
Estimate: £600-800