Great Britain Gold Edward VII Sovereign Coins (Random) Avg Circ

Coin Highlights:

• Contains .2354 oz actual gold weight.
• Multiples of 40 are packaged in tubes. Lesser quantities will be in protective packaging. Dates are of our choosing and determined by stock on hand.
• All coins will be in Average Circulated condition or better.
• Obverse: Depicts a bust of the reigning monarch at the time the coin was struck.
• Reverse: A rendition of St. George mounted on horseback slaying a dragon, designed by Benedetto Pistrucci.
• Minted at The Royal Mint and other commonwealth mints.

Containing .2354 oz of gold and featuring iconic designs, it is easy to see why British gold sovereign coins are among the most popular British gold coins in the world. Add these historic coins to your cart today!

British Gold Sovereign Coin
Gold sovereigns can be appealing coins for bullion investors and collectors for their prominent historical use as circulated currency within the British Empire and as an excellent store of value. The name stems from the English gold sovereign, which predated it by more than two centuries. The new sovereign was conceived as part of the Great Recoinage of 1816 to help stabilize the British economy following the upheaval due to military and economic wars with the various regimes of a turbulent France. The sovereign coins were to replace the gold guinea and were worth 20 shillings.

Italian sculptor Benedetto Pistrucci was commissioned by William Wellesley Pole, master of The Royal Mint, to design this new coin. Pistrucci's St. George and the Dragon has been on each sovereign coin's reverse side ever since. The obverse features the reigning monarch at the time of minting. Tradition holds that the direction a monarch faces is always opposite of the monarch that came before. At increments smaller than a full ounce, British gold sovereign coins can be a more affordable way to begin building your gold investment portfolio.

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