British Sovereign Gold Coins

These sovereign coins were minted annually for 100 years before.

British sovereign gold coins.

Gold sovereign coins from the british royal mint have been struck every year since 650 c e. The sovereign is a gold coin of the united kingdom with a nominal value of one pound sterling struck from 1817 until the present time it was originally a circulating coin accepted in britain and elsewhere in the world. British sovereign gold coins. The british sovereign gold coins are a legend on a coin.

Specific year and coin design may vary. Make offer 1887 british victoria jubilee head gold proof half sovereign coin pcgs pr66 dcam 2005 british st george 2 two pound gold proof double sovereign coin pcgs pr69dc 2 499 95. In 1871 the sydney mint was the first of the australian mints to strike gold sovereigns with melbourne following in 1872 and finally the perth mint in 1899. The initials b p.

The design showcasing st george dates back to 1817. Gold sovereign coin history however goes back to 1489 and the reign of king henry vii. This can be compared to buying junk silver which also have low premiums for the specific. The original english gold sovereign was last minted in 1604 and were so named because they featured images of the sovereign leader of the british empire.

British commonwealth sovereign coins apmex offers a wide selection of commonwealth mint sovereigns from countries such as australia canada india and south africa. Around 1540 the remaining mints closed and the royal mint we know today was the only left in operation. Modern great britain gold sovereign coins went back into production in 1817 following passage of the great recoinage of 1816. It is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery in most recent years it has borne the design of saint george and the dragon on the reverse.

One side of this historic coin shows saint george slaying a dragon to display the imperial power and strength of england dating back to the christian crusades. British sovereign coins were minted in the late 1800s and early 1900s during the height of the british empire. Old british sovereign gold coins contain exactly 0 23542 oz 7 322381 g of gold and have face values of 1 each. Given the long.

Recognized worldwide for its purity and historical significance the british gold sovereign coin is minted in 22 karat gold. At that time there were several mints across the country.