Victoria Young Head sovereigns were issued with two different reverse designs from 1871-1887; the shield and St George and the Dragon. This 1872 London mint sovereign has a reverse engraving of St George & Dragon. In 1872, the sovereign gold coin was also produced by the Sydney and Melbourne branch mints in Australia.

During this period there were three small variations on the St George and Dragon reverse; a Long Tail, a Medium Tail and a Short Tail. The 1872 sovereign features the Long Tail design feature.

Sovereigns were issued for circulation with a nominal value of one pound.

Mint mark	Mint	Mintage
L	London	13,486,708*
M	Melbourne, Australia	748,180*
S	Sydney, Australia	1,815,000*
	Total	16,049,888*

Notes: * These mintage figures combine the two reverse types, St George and the Shield, as we are unable to find mintage figures for the St. George reverse alone.

Obverse

The obverse bears the first portrait of Queen Victoria; the Young Head by William Wyon. The engraver's initials W.W. are set in the truncated neck and the inscription VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR : REG : F:D: is set around the coin.

Reverse

The reverse engraving of St George & Dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci features the horse with the Long Tail. The date and small initials B.P. are located in exergue. This design, with minor variations, has been seen on sovereigns since it was first introduced on the modern sovereign in 1817. The garter was removed in 1820.

Specification

Diameter	22.05mm
Weight	7.9881g
Alloy	22 carat gold
Fineness	0.916
Actual Gold Weight	0.2354 Troy oz
Obverse Designer	William Wyon
Reverse Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Mint	London
Mintage	13,486,708 - this includes the figures for the shield reverse
Finish	Uncirculated

Obverse Grade

Reverse Grade

Price

Availability

gVF

£816.18

Out Of Stock

gFine

aVF

£629.50

Out Of Stock

Fine

gFine

£614.50

Out Of Stock

aVF

gVF

£650.78

In Stock

gVF

£747.08

Out Of Stock

Fine

aVF

£622.00

Out Of Stock

gFine

£644.60

Out Of Stock

aEF

£851.29

In Stock

Date

Obverse

Reverse

Price

29 July 2016

Fine

aVF

£382.77

17 January 2017

gVF

£452.63

19 March 2017

gVF

£455.78

09 December 2017

gVF

£385.13

08 February 2018

Fine

gFine

£327.00

22 February 2018

Fine

gFine

£327.33

15 June 2020

gVF

£584.61

11 September 2020

Fine

aVF

£478.75

25 May 2021

gFine

aVF

£441.91

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