Draft:South African sovereign

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• Comment: This claim "Unlike sovereigns struck in Canada or India, sovereigns minted in South Africa were a unit of the local currency in circulation at the time" needs a citation. Also needs reliable sources (websites trying to sell you coins is not the most reliable). Abzeronow (talk) 22:02, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

The South African sovereign is a British one pound coin (known as a sovereign) minted from 1923 to 1932 at the Royal Mint’s Pretoria branch. It has an “SA” mint mark, to distinguish it from sovereigns struck in the UK or at other branches of the Royal Mint.

Sovereign

South Africa
Value	£1
Mass	7.98805 g
Diameter	22.0 mm
Thickness	1.52 mm
Edge	Milled
Composition	.917 gold, .083 copper
Gold	0.2354 troy oz
Years of minting	1923 - 1932
Mint marks	SA
Obverse
Design	The British monarch (George V at the time)
Reverse
Design	Saint George and the Dragon
Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Design date	1927

Unlike sovereigns struck in Canada or India, sovereigns minted in South Africa were a unit of the local currency in circulation at the time, the South African Pound.^[1] Half sovereigns were also minted at the Pretoria branch.

Sovereigns struck at the Pretoria mint are usually called South African Mint Sovereigns or South African Sovereigns, as opposed to Pretoria mint sovereigns.^[2]