The 2005 Gold Proof Sovereign Coin Limited Edition 15,000 One Year Design Only

Description: COINS AND COLLECTIBLES - Visit our website for better price Website link, buy for less:https://coinsandcollectibles.co.uk/shop/ols/products/the-sovereign-2005-gold-proof-coin-one-year-design-limited-edition-15458 THE 2005 GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN COIN SPECIAL ONE YEAR DESIGN - LIMITED EDITION 15,458 Special issue - struck for one year only with a small limited edition.In 2005 The Royal Mint introduced a modern interpretation of St George and the dragon for the reverse of The Sovereign, designed by Timothy Noad.Finish to proof quality and just 15,458 coins worldwide. SPECIAL ONE-YEAR DESIGN In 1489 King Henry VII instructed The Royal Mint to produce ‘a new money of gold’ to help stabilise the legitimacy of his new ruling dynasty. The largest coin yet seen in England, both in size and value, it was given the name Sovereign. A powerful political statement, it was struck in turn by each of the Tudor monarchs until the reign of James I, before disappearing for 200 years. In 1817, The Sovereign was revived as part of the great coinage reform that followed the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Although only about half the size of the original, the new coin more than matched the beauty of its predecessor. The traditional heraldic reverse was abandoned in favour of St George and the dragon by the Italian engraver Benedetto Pistrucci - a numismatic classic that has become synonymous with The Sovereign and endures to the present day. The financial demands of the First World War brought about the end of The Sovereign as a circulating coin. Today it survives as a bullion and commemorative coin – one of the world’s oldest coins still in production. Every example of the ‘chief coin of the world’ is testament to uncompromising standards and unrivalled accuracy – the pinnacle of minting excellence. COIN SPECIFICATIONSDenomination - Full SovereignMintage - 15,458 CoinsAlloy - 22 Carat GoldWeight - 7.98 GramDiameter - 22.05mmReverse Designer - Benedetto PistrucciObverse Designer - Ian Rank-Broadley FRBSQuality - Proof

Price: 710 GBP

Location: Oldham

End Time: 2024-11-16T10:33:26.000Z

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