The 1925 Perth full sovereign has a verified struck mintage of approximately 1,840,000 (Perth Mint Annual Report / Marsh 264). Marsh rates survival at S (Scarce), indicating that despite the high production figure, the coin is materially harder to acquire than common issues due to melting and attrition. The SE override shifts the Scarcity Rating from Common (PE band) to Scarce (SE band). This is a routine date-and-mint listing with no structural distinction warranting elevated Recognition Status.
Full Sovereign 1925 Perth
Classification
Scarcity Rating
Scarce
Between 10,000 and 100,000 are believed to exist. Available but not abundant.
Recognition Status
Standard Issue
Standard annual production issue with no special reference treatment.
Evidence
- Struck Mintage
- 1,840,000
- Issue Format
- Circulation
- Survival Evidence
- Marsh S
- 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 Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint , 1925 (cited mintage: 1,840,000) Tier 1
- Annual Reports of the Perth Branch of the Royal Mint , 7th Ed. , p. Marsh 264 (cited mintage: 1,837,000) Tier 1
- English Gold Coinage by Michael Marsh , 2024 , p. S.4001 (cited mintage: 1,837,901) Tier 2
Contextual Notes
The following information is provided for context only and does not affect the Scarcity Rating or Recognition Status.
Materially harder to acquire than common George V Perth issues.