Toned and practically free of adjustment marks
wearing an oak-wreath diadem
elephant trampling on dragon
Some residual dirt around beaded circle and legend
George III 1817 Sovereign, XF45, 1st year of modern sovereign Toned and practically free ofGeorge III (1760 1820), gold Sovereign, 1817, first laureate head right, date below, Latin legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, rev. St George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE. edge milled (Bentley 4; Bull