BRITISH COINS, MILLED GOLD SOVEREIGNS, George V, Gold Sovereigns (4), 1929SA, 1930SA, 1931SA, 1932SA, Pretoria mint, second smaller bare head left, bm on truncation, no stops, rev smaller St George slaying dragon with sword, SA mintmark on ground, date in deeper exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right (Bentley 928, 929, 930, 931; Hern S344, S345, S346, S347; Kaplan 106, 107, 108, 109; KM 21; Fr 5; Marsh 293, 294, 295, 296; S 4005). All with light surface marks, generally about extremely fine to extremely fine, last with some scuffs on neck. (4)
Calendar year mintages 12,024,107; 10,027,756; 8,511,792; 1,066,680
The new second smaller bust is introduced from 1929, with a revised reverse design with a deeper exergue and no initials under the lance.
1932 marks the last year of operation for minting gold Sovereigns of the Imperial type at any of the branch mints, a total of 83,442,874 currency Sovereigns were struck from 1923-1932 in Pretoria under King George V. This figure does not include the 655 proofs of the date 1923.
Estimate: £800-1000