Happy St George's Day!

Nice examples! Thank you for sharing!

The 2012 gold sovereign has another depiction of St George - with a very fierce dragon!

The Episcopalian Church right up the road from my house is named for St. George and has the dragon on their front sign. I'm reminded of it every time I pass by on the way home from work.

Were it not for Waterloo, Pistrucci may well have not ever arrived in Dover; were it not for Dover, he'd not have been introduced to the Lord & Lady Spencer via Sir Banks; and had Wyon not (allegedly) criticized Pistrucci's bust (which was itself modeled on the bust done in cameo by Marchant, who had himself done cameo commissions for the Lady Spencer) he might not have been motivated to practice and hone his skill with the fine art of medallic engraving.

It is, truly, a fortuitous bit of happenstance that one of the most enduring motifs of British coinage ever graced a Sovereign at all (putting aside Kevin Clancy's assertions that Pistrucci was just copying what was already a popular and well-known motif at the time.)

When I lived in the UK, my residence was :
Chapel House, Hays Castle Cross, Haverfordwest, Dyfed Wales.

I live in an old Church complex, my house was the Pastors residence way back in, what I would call medieval times (or just a very long time ago). It was built out of stone with walls 2 feet thick, had a nice mud room at the front entrance, The building next to mine on the right was an old Nunnery, and on the Left was the actual church that was later converted into 3 apartments. (out back was a very old cemetery. Most of the headstones were worn so badly that they were unreadable, but a few were dated to the 1700's and 1800's.
I have a few pictures I had taken when I was there in the 1980's. I'll have to get them out and scan some in.

Great stories everyone!
In keeping with the theme I would like to add a little item I found a couple of years ago. While out detecting for coins you always find interesting buttons along the way. Heres George slaying the Dragon on a button that dates to Georgian times.
First and only one I've ever seen before or since finding this one so it's great to pass this one around on such a special day!

Which reminds me - this medal went past at auction the other day. I didn't get it - I liked it but at £130 plus juice I felt it was too much. Crown size or a little larger and reportedly silver.
I had a similar but smaller example several years ago and never really got to a definitive answer as to where it came from. Many searches took me to Hungary, Romania and even Georgia as I believe they also have George as their patron Saint. It could also just be a good luck charm from 19th century UK.

The sailor's version of a St. Christopher medal.

"Shelter from the storm" - Mark 4:36-41