Great Britain β Sovereign George V β gold
In , after the death of his father Edward VII, George V is named king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His effigy is put on the gold Sovereign coins from until his death in . His portrait is signed Edgar Bertram Mackennal, an Australian engraver and sculptor.Similar to previous gold Sovereigns, the Sovereign is given a title in Latin, here placed on the side of its obverse: "GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:". It is the abbreviation of "Georgius V, Dei Gratia, Britanniarum Omnium Rex, Fidei Defensor, Indiae Imperator", which translates to "George V, by the Grace of God, king of all Britains, Defender of Faith, Emperor of India".The reverse of the coin is the famous representation of Saint George slaying a dragon, created by Benedetto Pistrucci for the first modern gold Sovereign, the "George III", almost a hundred years before. This drawing will be used for the reverse of the majority of all gold Sovereign coins. Read More