The 1920 Sydney Full Sovereign (Circulation) has been classified with Scarcity Rating: Extreme Rarity and Recognition Status: Key Date. Verified struck mintage: 514,257. Scarcity is driven by survival evidence (Marsh R6), which overrides the production band of Common. Recognition: explicitly identified as a Key Date in multiple independent standard references. Design: St George and the Dragon (Pistrucci) by Benedetto Pistrucci (reverse), Edgar Bertram Mackennal (obverse). Data Confidence: High. Classification Confidence: High. Verification status: Verified. Supported by Tier 1 (mint-published) source. Classification is condition-independent. Design significance is recorded as metadata and does not affect the Scarcity Rating.
Full Sovereign 1920 Sydney
Classification
Scarcity Rating
Extreme Rarity
Fewer than 100 are believed to exist. Acquisition is exceptionally difficult.
Recognition Status
Key Date
Explicitly identified as a key date in multiple independent standard references.
Evidence
- Struck Mintage
- 514,257
- Issue Format
- Circulation
- Survival Evidence
- Marsh R6
- Data Confidence
- High
- Classification Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Verified
Design Information
- Reverse Design
- St George and the Dragon (Pistrucci)
- Designer
- Benedetto Pistrucci (reverse), Edgar Bertram Mackennal (obverse)
Design information is recorded as factual metadata. It does not affect the Scarcity Rating.
Classification Reasoning
Sources
- Annual Reports of the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint (cited mintage: 514,257) Tier 1
- English Gold Coinage by Michael Marsh , 7th Edition , p. p.280 (cited mintage: 514,257) Tier 2