Indian Gold Sovereigns
Indian Gold Sovereigns
The Bombay Mint in India dates from 1672 and has produced coins for the East India Company and other administrations right up to the present day. With the establishment of a gold refinery in 1918 to refine South African gold and then during the war years a large amount of gold was also refined as a direct result of the Gold Import Act. A branch of the Royal Mint of London was erected within the confines of the Bombay Mint to produce South African and Indian recycled gold into sovereigns. In all 1,294,372 sovereigns were struck, all dated 1918 and all during the reign of George V showing St George and the Dragon on the reverse. The mint mark "I" was stamped above the date. In April 1919, after manufacturing 12.95 lakh (1.295 million) coins,the Bombay Mint was shut down.
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