BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V, Gold Sovereign, 1921M, bare head left, engraved by Edgar Bertram MacKennal, b.m. on truncation, legend reads georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f: d: ind: imp:, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, M mintmark on ground, date in exergue, light die flaw from date figures to ground line, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 834; McD 268; QM 200 R3; KM 29; Fr 39; Marsh 239 R3; S 3999). Light surface marks, nicks on neck, otherwise good extremely fine and finer than the recent George Collection example, extremely rare.
Calendar year mintage 240,121 of which 121 went for pyx trial.
The 1921 Melbourne Sovereign is the key date in the 20th Century currency series for this mint. The calendar year mintage is one of the lowest of the 1920s as are other dates before 1925 because of the prevailing fluctuating gold price at that time.
Estimate: £10,000-12,000