About FDC, hairlines and a few scratches in fields | UNITED...

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£3,000 - £4,000

About FDC, hairlines and a few scratches in fields | UNITED KINGDOM. George V, 1910-36.
Gold 5 Pounds (5 Sovereigns), 1911. Royal Mint. Proof.
Issued as part of a set struck to commemorate the King's coronation in 1911.
Bare head of King George V facing left; B.M. on neck truncation; GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:. Design by Bertram Mackennal. / St. George on horseback rearing right; dragon below with a broken lance in its chest; date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.
About FDC, hairlines and a few scratches in fields .

Reference: S-3994; KM-822; F-260
Mintage: 2,812.
Diameter: 36 mm.
Weight: 39.9403 g. (AGW=1.1777 oz.)
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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