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1 Sovereign - George V Modified Effigy
| Issuer | South African Mint |
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| Year | 1929-1932 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Edgar Bertram MacKennal Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned and unadorned effigy of King George V facing left, rendered in the modified smaller portrait style introduced in 1929. The king's bare head features finely detailed hair and facial features characteristic of MacKennal's engraving. The royal legend encircles the effigy, with the engraver's initials B.M. appearing below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The classic Pistrucci design depicting St George as a nude warrior on horseback, charging to the right and slaying a dragon with his lance. The fallen dragon writhes beneath the horse's hooves, where the 'SA' mintmark for Pretoria is placed. The date appears in the exergue below the ground line, and Pistrucci's initials B.P. are incuse on the ground to the right of the dragon. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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