Sovereign 1966, Coin from United Kingdom

Sovereign 1966, Coin from United Kingdom (demonetised 1971)

Coin	Sovereign 1966

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	7,050,000 (7.1 million)
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Obverse
Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II right (by Mary Gillick). Around, ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +

Obverse Inscription	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +

Reverse
St George on horseback advancing to right wearing a helmet and cape and holding a sword; below horse, fallen dragon with lance in its side; below exergue line at right the artist's initials B.P. (Benedetto Pistrucci); in exergue, 1966.

Reverse Inscription	1966

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Sovereign 1966: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins	1971	Mint

Showing 48 from a total of 148 coins of type: Sovereign (Pre-Decimal)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Sovereign 1898	12,418,485	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1899	17,045,127	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1900	20,604,734	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1901	11,467,982	Queen Victoria - Veiled Head	VICTORIA DEI . GRA . BRITT . REGINA . FID . DEF . IND . IMP
Sovereign 1902	16,122,198	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1903	19,891,190	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1904	21,278,022	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1905	17,198,434	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1906	21,746,651	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1907	29,302,643	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1908	21,702,207	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1909	21,784,151	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1910	32,287,808	King Edward VII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT. OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1911	40,048,431	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:
Sovereign 1912	39,292,322	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1913	33,750,854	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1914	20,118,033	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1915	27,652,715	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1916	8,171,636	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1917	7,741,314	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1918	13,900,265	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1919	5,480,498	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1920	3,311,196	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1921	3,339,481	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1922	3,485,190	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1923	3,051,743	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1924	2,139,740	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1925	21,276,258	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1926	13,663,346	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1927	18,073,404	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1928	19,981,682	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1929	14,067,451	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1930	12,020,682	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1931	9,743,139	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1932	1,066,680	King George V - Bare Head	GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Sovereign 1937 Edward VIII (not released)	6	King Edward VIII - Bare Head	EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Sovereign 1937 (Proof only)	5,501	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Sovereign 1953 (not released)	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +
Sovereign 1957	2,072,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1958	8,700,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Sovereign 1959	1,385,228	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1962	3,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1963	7,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1964	3,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1965	3,800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1966	7,050,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1967	5,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
Sovereign 1968	4,203,000	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D: +
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Sovereign 1966: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Coin Type	Sovereign (St George)
Issued	1966
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait, by Mary Gillick
Face Value	1 (x Pound)
Total Mintage	7,050,000 (7.1 million)
Current	No; demonetised 1971
Material	0.9167 Gold
Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin Alignment (Axis 6)
Size	22.0500 mm
Thickness	1.5200 mm
Mass	7.9881 g
OCC ID	JPMV-REAP-CAQK-ONQG