About the 1917 Gold Sovereign : George V St George Ottawa Canada Mint
58,875 bullion sovereigns were minted In 1917.
The obverse design is by Edgar Bertram Mackennal and the reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci .
This sovereign is a little harder to obtain, compared to other George V years.
Spink Ref: 3997. Marsh: 225
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High grade examples of this coin are sought after by collectors.
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The Ottowa Mint produced sovereigns for just 10 years, from 1908 to 1919. It was set up to coin the gold that had been recently discovered in British Columbia and following the Klondike gold rush. The Ottowa mint produced sovereigns on request from the Royal Mint in London and were usually for export purposes. All Canadian mint sovereigns are scarce and many years are very rare. The 1908 Canadia sovereign is the rarest with only 633 pieces minted.
Today, the Ottowa Mint is known as the Ottowa branch of the Royal Canadian Mint
All Canadian mint sovereigns can be identified by the small letter 'C' which appears just above the date on the reverse side of the coin.
Details
| Label | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bullion Mintage | 58,875 |
| Obverse Design | George V |
| Obverse Text | GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP: |
| Reverse Design | St. George |
| Reverse Text | Null |
