1925 George V Sydney Mint Gold Sovereign

1925 George V Sydney Mint Gold Sovereign

The 1925 George V Sydney Mint Gold Sovereign is a historic Australian sovereign struck at the Sydney branch of The Royal Mint. Produced in 22-carat gold, the coin weighs approximately 7.988 grams and contains 0.2354 troy ounces of pure gold.

The obverse features the left-facing portrait of King George V by Australian sculptor Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, surrounded by the monarch’s Latin titles. The reverse carries Benedetto Pistrucci’s classic depiction of St George on horseback slaying the dragon, with the 1925 date below. A small “S” mintmark positioned on the ground above the date identifies the coin as a Sydney Mint issue.

A total of 5,632,000 sovereigns were struck at Sydney in 1925. This issue comes from the closing years of sovereign production at the Sydney branch, which struck its final sovereigns the following year in 1926.

This is a pre-owned and ungraded historic gold coin, and signs of circulation, age and previous handling may be present. It offers interest to collectors of Australian sovereigns, George V coinage and historic branch-mint gold coins.