About the 1918 Gold Sovereign : George V St George Bombay India Mint
1,294,372 bullion sovereigns were minted In 1918.
The obverse design is by Edgar Bertram Mackennal and the reverse by Benedetto Pistrucci .
Obtaining a good grade example of this coin for a reasonable price should not prove too challenging.
Spink Ref: 3998. Marsh: 228
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High grade examples of this coin are sought after by collectors.
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In 1918, The Royal Mint opened a branch within the Bombay mint to process gold imported from South Africa, along with recycled Indian gold. Using dies sent over from London, just under 1,300,00 sovereigns were struck, however no further pieces have been struck in India since, that is until 2013.
In 2013, the Royal Mint licenced MMTC-PAMP to strike and market the gold sovereign in India. 50,000 pieces were struck and have only been officially available to the Indian market.
Due to its single year production, the Bombay mint sovereign is generally the most sought after issue for 1918.
Details
| Label | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bullion Mintage | 1,294,372 |
| Obverse Design | George V |
| Obverse Text | GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP: |
| Reverse Design | St. George |
| Reverse Text | Null |
