RARE 1908 UK BRITISH EMPIRE HALF SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN Minted at the London mint. Fair to Very Fair condition

Shipped with USPS First Class.

Sovereign 1908, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information

A gold coin (22 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of Edward VII facing right; below, the artist's initials DeS; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN:REX F:D: IND:IMP: and on the reverse St. George on horseback holding short sword and wearing a helmet, cape and boots, the horse rearing over dragon whose side is pearced by a broken lance, the haft of the lance is on the ground behind the horse; the date, 1908 and artist's initials B.P. in exergue; the mint mark (if any) in ground line above middle of date.

The Ottawa mint opened as a Branch of the Royal Mint in 1908. Like the Australian branch mints, it had the right to strike Imperial sovereigns.

Coin Sovereign 1908

Mint Mint mark Total Mintage

Royal Mint London No mint mark

Perth Mint Letter P

Melbourne Mint Letter M

Sydney Mint Letter S

Royal Mint Ottawa Letter C

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