George VI 1937 proof Five-Pounds, PF61, Coronation issue and a very rare mint

and a very rare mint mark indeed

1 January 1801

its head turned to left and wings open

to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Benedetto Pistrucci Sovereign of 1817

Catherine Cornaro (1474-1489)

George VI 1937 proof Five-Pounds, PF61, Coronation issue and a very rare mintGeorge VI (1936 52), gold Proof Five Pounds, 1937, bare head left, initials HP below neck for Humphrey Paget, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: rev. St George and dragon right, date in exergue, B. P. to upper right of exergue, edge plain (L&S 1; WR 435; S. 4074). A few light hairlines, nick under chin in field, some tone spots on reverse, otherwise as struck, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as PF61, becoming rare in the UK market.