97g (Bentley 1002
INAUGURATA DIE JUNII XXVIII MDCCCXXXVIII
Beautifully toned
the Queen in linear form facing right with the inscription 'ELIZABETH II
with spilt urns representing the Indus and Ganges rivers
George V 1916 Sovereign, London, low mintage World War I issue 97g (Bentley 1002George V (1910 36), gold Sovereign, 1916, bare head left, B. M. on truncation, GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:, rev. St George slaying dragon with sword, WWP under lance, plain ground line, date in exergue, B. P. to upper right of exergue, weight 7. 99g (Bentley 362; Marsh 218; S. 3996). Toned, a few light surface marks, extremely fine and a scarce date with low mintage for the London Mint in World War I.