SOUTH AFRICA - AFRIQUE DU SUD George V (1910-1936). Sovereign, Brown Flan (PROOF) 1923, SA, Pretoria. Av. GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: F. D. IND: IMP:. Bare head left; below signature B. M. Rv. Saint George slaying the dragon; in exergue (date) and signature B.P.; (workshop) on ground line. S.4004 - KM.21 (64 ex. and 655 ex. in PROOF) - Marsh 287 (406 ex.) - Fr.5 ; Gold - 7,97 g - 22 mm - 12 h NGC PF 64 (2183769-001). On burnished flan (PROOF), with mirror fields. Hairlines in the mirrored field to the right, reverse intact. Rare. Superb at Fleur de coin. Officially established on 14 December 1922 by King George V, the Pretoria Mint opened its doors in 1923. The influx of gold only began in earnest a year or so later - as Marsh indicates in his book, The Gold Sovereign - with a single gold deposit, old jewellery, which was valued at 406 pounds and 9 pence. The refined gold was used to strike sovereigns, which were returned to the depositor, for a total of 406 copies. The existence of a 1923 example in the collection of the Royal Mint in Pretoria is attested by data from 1980 to 1985. There are 9 graded examples at NGC and 14 at PCGS. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.