George V Silver Double Sovereign Case, 1912
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A George V sterling silver double sovereign case, E.J. Houlston, Birmingham, 1912, of typical elliptical form, the hinged cover enclosing two spring loaded holders (full sovereign and half sovereign), the reserve to the centre of the cover now plain (formerly with engraved initials, burnished off), the top and underside otherwise engraved with stylized foliate decoration, weight 23g, length 5 cm, width 3 cm
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- George V - George V (1865 ? 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 until his death in 1936.
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