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Great Britain - 1 Sovereign 1928 SA - George V - Gold .917, 7.988g - Only 10% Commission + VAT on this item A gold sovereign issued in 1928 under King George V, great-grandson of Queen Victoria. The “SA” mintmark indicates that this coin was struck at the Pretoria Mint, South Africa, one of the overseas mints operating within the British Empire. Obverse: Right-facing portrait of King George V by Bertram Mackennal, surrounded by the Latin legend: “GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:” (“George V, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”). Reverse: The classic depiction of Saint George slaying the dragon, designed by Benedetto Pistrucci, one of the most enduring and celebrated designs in British numismatics. Date below, with mintmark SA for South Africa.