Great Britain. Proof 5 Pounds, 1911

Pricing & History
Great Britain. Proof 5 Pounds, 1911. S.3994; Fr-402; KM-822. George V. Mintage of 2,812 struck. An exceptionally nice example of this one-year type coin made especially for the Coronation of King George V. Featuring head of King left. Reverse: St. George and the dragon. NGC graded Proof 64. . George was actually from the German royal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Yet when Britain opposed Germany in World War I, the British house changed its name to the House of Windsor. George was the first monarch to take the Windsor title.