1930 George V Melbourne Mint Gold Sovereign

1930 George V Melbourne Mint Gold Sovereign

The 1930 George V Melbourne Mint Gold Sovereign is a historic Australian branch-mint sovereign struck at the Melbourne branch of The Royal Mint. Produced in 22-carat gold, the coin weighs approximately 7.98 grams and contains around 0.2354 troy ounces of pure gold.

The obverse features the smaller second portrait of King George V by Australian sculptor Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, a revised effigy introduced on sovereigns in 1929. The reverse carries Benedetto Pistrucci’s classic depiction of St George on horseback slaying the dragon, with the year 1930 below. The small “M” mintmark positioned on the ground above the date identifies the coin as a Melbourne Mint issue.

The Royal Mint records a mintage of just 77,547 for the 1930 Melbourne Sovereign. Of the three mints producing sovereigns in 1930, Melbourne had by far the lowest output, making this one of the lowest-mintage circulation sovereigns produced by the Melbourne branch.

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