legend surrounding commences upper left
date smaller below
struck from sand-blasted dies
one nick in obverse field otherwise a bold extremely fine
George III 1820 Sovereign, open 2, AU53, final date legend surrounding commences upper leftGeorge III (1760 1820),gold Sovereign, 1820, second laureate head right, date below with open 2, Latin legend commences lower left, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:,rev. St. George and the 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,