Description
Edward VII (1901-10), Impaired Matt Proof Five Pounds, 1902, Coronation year, bare head right, legend surrounds EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA BRITT OMN REX FID DEF IND IMP. Rev, Saint George slaying the dragon with sword, broken lance to lower left, tiny B.P. in exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled (S.3966; WR 404). Some light hairlines and nicks, deposits in and around certain parts of legend. A chance to own an academic example of a heavily collected gold five-pound piece.