Victoria 1873 M Gold Sovereign St George - Scarce

AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901.
Gold Sovereign, 1873 M. Melbourne. St George.
Young head left, WW buried in truncation; mintmark M below; VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right, horse with long tail; date and small B.P. in exergue. Edge milled.

Struck in the second year of sovereign production at Melbourne, which opened in 1872 as Australia’s second Royal Mint branch. The issue belongs to the early adoption of Pistrucci’s revived St George and the dragon reverse, although Melbourne also produced shield-back sovereigns during this period. A scarce issue, the two designs continued alongside one another at the Australian mints until 1887.

Good very fine or a little better.

Graded 'Scarce' in the Standard Catalogue to the Gold Sovereign.

Reference: S-3857; Marsh-95; McD-147
Weight: 7.99g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)
Diameter: 22mm.
Mintage: 752,199.
Composition: 917/1000 Gold.

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