Description of St George reverse by Captain J J Cullimore-Allen OBE, author of “Sovereigns of the British Empire”
“The saintly knight is mounted on horseback, his left hand holding the bridle rein. He wears a crested helmet with a plume of hair floating behind. A chlamys flows freely behind him, and is fastened in front by a fibula. On his right shoulder is a baltens for suspending the gladius. His feet and lower legs are protected by armour, except the toes, which are unprotected. The horse appears to half advance, half shrink from the dragon at its feet. St George has broken his lance in wounding the winged monster, and a portion of the lance remains in the animal’s body.”
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Victoria First Issued | Obverse Type | Artist | Reverse Type | Artist
1838 | Young Head | William Wyon | Shield | Jean Baptiste Merlen 1871 | Young Head | William Wyon | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 1887 | Jubilee Head | Joseph Edgar Boehm| St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 1893 | Old Head | Thomas Brock | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci
A History of the Sovereign
First published in 2015, this beautifully illustrated book explores the 500 year history of the sovereign and the social context of the gold coin.
Kevin Clancy
Edward VII First Issued | Obverse Type | Artist | Reverse Type | Artist
1902 | Bare Head | George De Saulles | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci
Elizabeth II First Issued | Obverse Type | Artist | Reverse Type | Artist
1953 | First Portrait | Mary Gillick | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 1974 | Second Portrait | Arnold Machin | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 1985 | Third Portrait | Ralph Maklouf | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 1989 | 500th Anniversary| Bernard Sindall | 500th Anniversary | Bernard Sindall 1998 | Fourth Portrait | Ian Rank-Broadley | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 2002 | Fourth Portrait | Ian Rank Broadley | Shield | Timothy Noad 2005 | Fourth Portrait | Ian Rank-Broadley | St George | Timothy Noad 2012 | Fourth Portrait | Ian Rank-Broadley | St George | Paul Day 2015 | Fifth Portrait | Jody Clark | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci 2017 | Fifth Portrait | Jody Clark | St George | Benedetto Pistrucci
A History of the Sovereign
First published in 2015, this beautifully illustrated book explores the 500 year history of the sovereign and the social context of the gold coin.
