1908 Melbourne Mint Gold Sovereign Edward VII UNC
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The 1908 Melbourne Mint Gold Sovereign was struck during the reign of King Edward VII, who succeeded Queen Victoria in 1901. By this period, the Melbourne Mint was an established producer of British gold coinage, using gold sourced from Australia’s major mining regions.
The coin features Edward VII’s bare-headed portrait by Sir George William De Saulles, with Benedetto Pistrucci’s celebrated St George and the Dragon design on the reverse. It was struck in 22-carat gold.