1872 Gold Sovereign London

The 1872 London Sovereign depicts Benedetto Pistrucci’s famous portrayal of St George slaying the dragon on the reverse of the coin. No letter below the Queen’s portrait indicates the sovereign was produced in London.

Queen Victoria’s young head can be seen on the obverse of the coin.

The sovereign is made of 22 carat gold, and weighs 7.98 grams. It contains 0.2354 ounce of fine gold.

Only 13,486,708 sovereigns were struck at the London Mint in 1872 (Not including shield back mintage figures).