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Summary:: Australia Victoria
Half Sovereign 1909 M
Mint: Melbourne
Description:: A gold coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a bare head of King Edward VII facing right; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND:IMP: below the head in tiny letters the artist's initials DES. The reverse features St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1909 and the artist's initials B.P. The mint mark M is in the ground above the middle of the date.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Themes this item is part of:	George William de Saulles, Sculptor, Designer & Engraver (1862-1903), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, George William De Saulles, Medallist (1862-1903), Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint
Primary Classification:	COINS
Secondary Classification:	Australia - Victoria
Tertiary Classification:	working strikes
Series:	Imperial
DateEra:	1909 AD
Denomination:	Half Sovereign
Obverse Description:	Head of King Edward VII facing right; around, EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND:IMP: below the head in tiny letters the artist's initials DES.
Reverse Description:	St. George on horseback holding short sword, the horse rearing to right over a fallen dragon which has a broken lance in its chest; in exergue, the date, 1908 and the artist's initials B.P. . The mint mark P is in the ground above the middle of the date.
Edge Description:	milled
Inscriptions:	Obverse: EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND:IMP: DES Reverse: 1909 M B.P.
Shape:	Round
Material:	Gold
Issued By:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mint:	Melbourne (Mint)
Artist:	Benedetto Pistrucci - Royal Mint, London
Artist:	George de Saulles - Royal Mint, London