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British gold sovereigns hold a special place within the category
of coinage. Despite the fact that the Pound Sterling had
been an official unit of account for centuries, it wasn’t
until 1489 in the reign of Henry VII that the first one pound
coin was issued, with a very regal looking image of the seated
King on the obverse, leading to the name of sovereign being applied.
Sovereigns were struck for all monarchs until 1604, in the reign
of James I, when a new coin called the Unite was issued to reflect
the King’s aim of bringing England and Scotland together. The
Unite was itself superceded by the Laurel in 1619 and the Guinea
in 1663.
Sovereigns were struck for all monarchs until 1604, in the reign
of James I, when a new coin called the Unite was issued to reflect
the King’s aim of bringing England and Scotland together. The
Unite was itself superceded by the Laurel in 1619 and the Guinea
in 1663.
In 1817, George III reintroduced the sovereign to coincide with
the Tower Hill mint having powerful new steam presses installed. The
reverse of this coin carried an image of St George and the Dragon,
from an engraving by Pistrucci, which continued on most sovereigns
until 2005 when a new George and Dragon image was adopted.
During the First World War, gold bullion was needed to finance
the war effort and paper banknotes were introduced in Britain
for the first time.
Gold sovereigns continued to be sporadically produced by Commonwealth
mints up to 1932, and some were minted but not issued in 1937
and 1953, and then the Royal Mint restarted production in 1957,
using an alloy of 11/12 gold, 1/12 copper called Crown Gold,
which continues to be used.
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110002
United Kingdom 2005 gold sovereign, new design ONE YEAR
ONLY, uncirculated condition
Gold sovereign dated 2005 produced by the British Royal
Mint
Features a new updated rendition of St.George slaying
the dragon
This design will only feature for 1 year
Only the third time in the last hundred years that
the design on the front of the sovereign has changed
Mintage is restricted to a maximum of 75,000 coins
In uncirculated condition with a brilliant lustrous
finish
Packaged in a plush case
Minted in 22 carat gold, diameter 22mm
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110005
United Kingdom 2005 gold sovereign,
new design ONE YEAR ONLY, Proof condition by the Royal
Mint
The world-famous design of St George and the
dragon first used in 1817 surrenders its accustomed
place to a new spectacular design
Gold sovereign dated 2005 produced by the British
Royal Mint
This design will only feature for 1 year
Mintage is restricted to a maximum of 12,500
coins worldwide
Proof condition which produces cameo-effect designs
set against mirror-quality backgrounds
Housed in stylish velour case and is accompanied
by an illustrated Booklet incorporating a numbered
Certificate of Authenticity attesting to its
provenance
Minted in 22 carat gold, diameter 22mm |
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110003
Queen Victoria gold sovereign
of the 'Jubilee Head' type, in superior condition (various
dates 1887-1893)
Gold sovereign coin minted during the reign
of Queen Victoria
Features the 'Jubilee Head' - a portrait of Queen
Victoria designed to coincide with her Golden
Jubilee of reign in 1887
The portrait was only used until 1893 - making
it the shortest lived coinage portrait type of
the last 200 years
These are originals from the Victorian era -
each over 110 years old
Each example is in superior condition, similar
to the example shown, and is one of the dates
from the period 1887-1893 (date subject to stock
availability and is our choice)
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110004
George V gold sovereign of 1926,
the birth year of Elizabeth II, choice condition
Gold sovereign coin minted in 1926 - the year
Elizabeth II was born
Features the portrait of Elizabeth's grandfather
George V on one side and the classic rendition
of St.George slaying the Dragon on the other
These are originals from 1926 minted at one of
the branches of the Royal Mint
Sovereigns were minted throughout the Empire to
the British standard of 22 carat gold and 22mm
diameter containing 8gm of gold
A special year and in choice condition, with lovely
golden lustre, as the example shown |
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110033
George V gold half sovereign
of 1926, the birth year of Elizabeth II, choice condition
Gold half sovereign coin minted in 1926 - the year
Elizabeth II was born
Features the portrait of Elizabeth's grandfather
George V on one side and the classic rendition
of St.George slaying the Dragon on the other
These are originals from 1926 minted at one of
the branches of the Royal Mint
Half sovereigns were minted throughout the Empire
to the British standard of 22 carat gold and 19mm
diameter containing 4gm of gold
A special year and in choice condition, with lovely
golden lustre, as the example shown |
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110013
British Empire gold sovereign
set of 6 coins one from each Mint
Many of the countries of the British Empire were
gold-rich.
Rather than ship raw gold around the world branches
of the Royal Mint were established in the colonies
They minted gold sovereigns conforming to the British
standard and design.
The only difference is that they marked their coins
with a small letter denoting their origin
This appears above the date on the ground on which
St.George battels the dragon
This set contains 1 sovereign from each of the
6 colonial Mints that minted sovereigns
These are: C for Canada (Ottawa), I for India (Calcutta),
SA for South Africa (Pretoria), S for Sydney, M
for Melbourne, and P for Perth (Australia's Gold
Rush necessitated 3 operational mints).
Sovereigns were minted in 22 carat gold and 22mm
diameter containing 8gm of gold
Set of 6 coins in choice condition, really lovely
examples with lustre, as example shown |
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110015
Russia, Czar Nicholas II, gold
10 Rouble (various dates 1901-1911)
Gold 10 Rouble coin minted during the reign of
Czar Nicholas II
Contains 7% more gold than a British Sovereign
Features the portrait of Nicholas II on one side
and the double-headed eagle of Russia on the other
Nicholas II was the last of the Czars, deposed
in the February Revolution of 1917
Each example is in superior condition, similar
to the example shown, and is one of the dates from
the period 1887-1893 (date subject to stock availability
and is our choice)
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110010
Great Britain, Queen Victoria,
gold sovereign of the Young Head type (various dates of
the 1870s' and 1880's)
Gold sovereign coin minted during the reign of
Queen Victoria
Features the 'Young Head' - a portrait of Queen
Victoria used until 1887 and showing her youthful
portrait
Features the classic St.George and the Dragon design
on the front
Each example is in superior condition, similar
to the example shown, and is one of the dates from
the 1870's and 1880's (date subject to stock availability
and is our choice) |
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110008
United Kingdom 2005 set of four
gold Britannias, new design ONE YEAR ONLY, Proof condition
by the Royal Mint
The 'Britannia' is the United Kingdom's only 999
fine gold coin
This is a set of the four types minted for 2005:
the ounce, half ounce, quarter ounce and tenth
ounce
The ounce coin has a nominal face value of £100
making it the highest face-value coin of the realm
The gold value of the coins far outweigh their
nominal face values; this ensures they do not enter
circulation but remain for collectors and gold
bullion buyers
The design will only feature for 1 year
Edition of just 1,500 sets worldwide
Superbly minted to proof condition which produces
cameo-effect designs set against mirror-quality
backgrounds
Housed in stylish red leather display case and
accompanied by numbered Certificate of Authenticity |
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110032
United Kingdom 1979 gold sovereign,
Proof condition by the Royal Mint
The world-famous design of St George and the dragon
first used in 1817 is minted to magnificent Proof
standards for this limited edition collectors sovereign
Edition of 50,000
Proof condition which produces cameo-effect designs
set against mirror-quality backgrounds
This was the first proof strking of a British gold
sovereign to be made available to the public individually
Now over 25 years old it is a collectors item
Housed in a plush wallet as issued by the Royal
Mint
Minted in 22 carat gold, diameter 22mm |
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110018
Queen Victoria 1900 gold sovereign,
in superior condition
Gold sovereign coin minted in 1900 - at the turn
of last century
Features the 'Veiled Head' - a portrait of Queen
Victoria used from 1893 until 1901
These are originals from the year 1900 - now over
a century old
Each example is in choice condition with golden
lustre, similar to the example shown
Minted in 22 carat gold, 22mm diameter |
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