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The sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal face value of £1 (one pound sterling). Struck from 1817 until the present time, it was originally a circulating coin (see pre-decimal Sovereign) accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin not intended for circulation, the intrinsic value of which is much higher than its face value. In most recent years, it has borne on the reverse Benedetto Pistrucci's design of Saint George and the Dragon, created in 1817. The Royal Mint issues several denominations of the Sovereign: Five Sovereigns (Quintuple Sovereign, five pounds gold), Double Sovereign, Full Sovereign, Half Sovereign and Quarter Sovereign; the current sovereign is a continuation of the pre-decimal sovereign, and has been issued as a decimal coin since 1974. The designs of all denominations are identical, as - according to tradition - this type of coin has never had its value and denomination spelled out anywhere on the coin. The various denominations are only distinguished by size and weight, these being exactly in proportion to their face value. Since 1817, the composition has always been 22 carat (91.67%) gold. | ||||||||||||
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Variety | Proof FDC | |
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Mintage | Issued: 8,915 (included in total) | |
Variety | With stamp ingot | |
Mintage | Issued: 1,000 (included in total) | |
Details | Issued boxed with a gilded Sterling Silver stamp ingot. The stamp re-created by the ingot is the High Value Definitive 10/- (ten shillings = 50 pence), first issued in 1951, fifty years before the 2001 sovereign, creating a golden jubilee link. The stamp replica is gold-plated in 22 carat gold (0.9166 fine). The sovereign and stamp ingot pair are housed in a velvet box, complete with an informative certificate. |
Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Royal Mint | Mintage | link | Bullion mintage | |
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | Mintage | Proof mintage |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Currency | Pound Sterling |
Coin Type | Sovereign, St George (Decimal) |
Issued | 2001 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Reverse | St George the Dragon-Slayer |
Face Value | 1 (x Pound) |
Total Mintage | 58,377 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9167 Gold |
Designer | Benedetto Pistrucci |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 22.0500 mm |
Thickness | 1.5200 mm |
Mass | 7.9800 g |
OCC ID | XYRV-PEVR-CRKV-EDQG |
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Source | Reference ID |
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Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | SC4 (was 4430) |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1002 |