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LOT 4214

South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Coert Laurens Steynberg, engravers.

GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SOUTH AFRICA ✦ 1952 ✦ SUID-AFRIKA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 42; Hern S329. Brilliant Uncirculated.(3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.).

Provenance

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

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LOT 4214

South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign.

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £345 +BP*
(6 Bids, Reserve met)

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(6 Bids, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £345
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