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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1SOV 1911 G.britain
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NGC PF 64 ULTRA CAMEO
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GT.BRITAIN, GEORGE V GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN 1911
(S 4006).
OBVERSE: Designed by Edgar Bertram Mackennal, bare head left, B.M. on truncation, toothed border and raised rim, georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f : d : ind : imp :.
REVERSE: Engraved after Benedetto Pistrucci, St George slaying dragon with sword, helmet with three strand streamer, horse with long tail, ending in three strands, with one spur higher up at curve, broken lance on ground-line to left, wwp in relief under lance, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right, finely toothed border within twin linear concentric circles and raised rim.
DIAMETER: 22.05 mm.
WEIGHT: 7.9987 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,764
RATING: S
GEORGE V, 1911 GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN
According to English Silver Coinage, 3764 proof sets were issued of one formation or the other, which included a proof gold Sovereign. Single coins may well have been available on request too, so the final figure could be around 4000 struck. The reverse design continues from the reign of Edward VII still carrying the same outer border treatment as instigated in the reign of Queen Victoria. The coinage of the reign of King George V features a bare head portrait of the King facing to the left by the Australian sculptor, Edgar Bertram Mackennal (12 June 1863 – 10 October 1931), whose initials appear on the truncation of the bust and with the titles georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f : d : ind : imp : Mackennal was famed for his artistic sculptures, but became more numismatically interesting, as the designer of the Olympic Medals for the London Olympic Games of 1908. This led to the commission for the Coronation Medallion for King George V, and he then successfully won the commission for the coinage and for postage stamp portraits. One other Royal commission was to design the tomb for King Edward VII at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. He was also the first Australian citizen to be knighted, in 1921 and was admitted to the Royal Academy in 1922. For the Sovereign the classic St George and dragon design continues engraved, after Pistrucci with his initials in the exergue, and amazingly still featuring the tiny wwp under the lance for William Wellesley Pole from his days of the Master-ship of the Mint circa 1820. Had the London Mint continued to produce gold Sovereigns from 1928, like some of the Colonial Mints did, then a smaller portrait of George V would no doubt have appeared as at Melbourne, Perth and Pretoria. More significantly, the reverses of these Colonial small head pieces are revised and the wwp initials disappear at last.
GEORGE V
The Reign of King George V (House of Windsor) 1910-1936.
Born: 3 June 1865.
Accession: 6 May 1910.
Married: Mary of Teck, 6 July 1893.
Coronation: Thursday, 22 June 1911; second Coronation as Emperor of India at the Delhi Durbar, 12 December 1911. Children: five sons, one daughter.
Died: 20 January 1936, aged 70.
1911 SOVEREIGN PF64 ULTRA CAMEO
Gorgious black and white CAMEO with undisturbed frosty devices contrasting deeply mirrored fields making for outstanding eye appeal. Ultra cameos are very unusual for George V proofs.
NGC pop report shows only three 1911 Ultra Cameo proofs, one 64, one 65 and one 66.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1SOV 1911 G.britain
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NGC MS 64
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GT. BRITAIN, GEORGE V GOLD SOVEREIGN 1911
(Marsh 213; S 3996).
OBVERSE: The King's bare head facing left. Designed by Edgar Bertram Mackennal.
REVERSE: St. George mounted and slaying Dragon with sword. Date at the bottom with small letters B.P. to right.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.9987g ( 0.9170 gold).
FINENESS: 22 Carat.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 30,044,105.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
GEORGE V, SOVEREIGN, 1911
George V, Sovereign, 1911, bare head left, rev St George slaying dragon with sword, date in exergue, 7.99g (Marsh 213; MCE 639; S 3996). Calendar year mintage 30,044,105. Another record-breaking output year for the Mint appropriately for the first year of the new coinage of King George V. The coinage of the reign of King George V features a bare head portrait of the King facing to the left by the Australian sculptor, Edgar Bertram Mackennal (12 June 1863 – 10 October 1931), whose initials appear on the truncation of the bust and with the titles georgivs v d: g: britt: omn: rex f : d : ind : imp : Mackennal was famed for his artistic sculptures, but became more numismatically interesting, as the designer of the Olympic Medals for the London Olympic Games of 1908. This led to the commission for the Coronation Medallion for King George V, and he then successfully won the commission for the coinage and for postage stamp portraits. One other Royal commission was to design the tomb for King Edward VII at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. He was also the first Australian citizen to be knighted, in 1921 and was admitted to the Royal Academy in 1922. For the Sovereign the classic St George and dragon design continues engraved, after Pistrucci with his initials in the exergue, and amazingly still featuring the tiny wwp under the lance for William Wellesley Pole from his days of the Master-ship of the Mint circa 1820. Had the London Mint continued to produce gold Sovereigns from 1928, like some of the Colonial Mints did, then a smaller portrait of George V would no doubt have appeared as at Melbourne, Perth and Pretoria. More significantly, the reverses of these Colonial small head pieces are revised and the wwp initials disappear at last.
KING GEORGE V
The Reign of King George V (House of Windsor) : 1910-1936.
Born: 3 June 1865.
Accession: 6 May 1910.
Married: Mary of Teck, 6 July 1893.
Coronation: Thursday, 22 June 1911.
Second Coronation as Emperor of India at the Delhi Durbar: Tuesday, 12 December 1911.
Children: five sons, one daughter.
Died: 20 January 1936, aged 70.
1911 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64
NGC 957687-029
Choice mint state with beautiful gold color, detailed strike and flushy luster.
Purchased from ebay 4 October 2010.
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CANADA - 1858 TO 1968
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1SOV 1911C
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NGC MS 64
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CANADA. Ottawa, Canada Mint. George V, Sovereign, 1911 C
(KM 20; Fr 2; Marsh 221; S 3997).
OBVERSE: Bare head left, b.m. on truncation.
REVERSE: St George slaying dragon with sword, C mint mark on ground, date in exergue, tiny b.p. to upper right.
WEIGHT: 7.98g
MINTAGE: 256,946 including 102 pieces which were sent for pyx trial.
RARITY: C
1911C GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 64
Choice mint state example with strong strike and booming luster.
Purchased from eBay 4 October 2012.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1/2SOV 1911 G.britain
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NGC PF 67 CAMEO
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GT.BRITAIN, GEORGE V GOLD PROOF HALF-SOVEREIGN 1911 (S4006).
OBVERSE: Bare head of King facing left.
REVERSE: St. George and the Dragon. Date in ex.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,764
RATING: S
1911 GOLD 1/2 SOVEREIGN PF 67 CAMEO
Distruction free GEM with full solid strIke, perfect devices and mirrored fields, making for outstanding eye appeal. A glorious example of this proof coin.
NGC pop report shows only two PF 67 CAMEO with none graded higher.
ex Heritage Auction # 3022, lot 27139, 15 January 2013.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1/2SOV 1911 G.britain
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NGC PF 66
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GT.BRITAIN, GEORGE V GOLD PROOF HALF-SOVEREIGN 1911 (S4006).
OBVERSE: Bare head of King facing left.
REVERSE: St. George and the Dragon. Date in ex.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 3,764
RATING: S
1911 GOLD 1/2 SOVEREIGN PF 66
Distruction free GEM with full solid strIke, perfect devices and mirrored fields, making for outstanding eye appeal. A glorious example of this proof coin.
NGC pop report shows only two PF66 with none graded higher.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1/2SOV 1911 G.britain GEORGE V
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NGC MS 64
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GT, BRITAIN, GEORGE V GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1911
(Marsh 526; S 4006).
OBVERSE: The bare head of the King facing left. The small letters B.M. for Bertram Mackennal are shown in relief on the lower truncation towards the rear.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with a sword. Date is shown below the exergue line with the small letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci.
ENGRAVERS: Bertram Mackennal and Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 19.4mm.
WEIGHT: 3.9940g
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 6,114,106.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1911 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 64
Choice UNC with bold strike and blazing luster.
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1/2SOV 1911 G.britain
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NGC MS 66
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GT, BRITAIN, GEORGE V GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1911
(Marsh 526; S 4006).
OBVERSE: The bare head of the King facing left. The small letters B.M. for Bertram Mackennal are shown in relief on the lower truncation towards the rear.
REVERSE: St. George mounted with streamer flowing from helmet, slaying the dragon with a sword. Date is shown below the exergue line with the small letters B.P. for Benedetto Pistrucci.
ENGRAVERS: Bertram Mackennal and Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 19.4mm.
WEIGHT: 3.9940g
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 6,104,106.
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1911 GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 66
The highest example graded by NGC.
Ex Baldwin Auction 49, October 5 2021.
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AUSTRALIA - CIRCULATION
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1/2SOV 1911S ex RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
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NGC MS 64
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SYDNEY MINT, AUSTRALIA, GEORGE V GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN 1911
(Marsh 537; S 4009).
OBVERSE: Bare head of King facing left.
REVERSE: St.George slaying the Dragon with sword.
DIAMETER: 19.4 mm.
WEIGHT: 3.994 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 252,000.
RATING: N (M.Marsh)
1911 SYDNEY MINT GOLD HALF-SOVEREIGN MS 64
PROVENANCE: RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA
ex Heritage Auction # 3017, lot 27219,
10 January 2012.
A conditional rarity, Pop 1 with one grading higher.
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