Pre-Owned 2016 UK Double, Full, and Half Sovereign Proof Gold 3-Coin Set
This Pre-Owned 2016 UK Sovereign Gold Proof 3-Coin Set contains a Double Sovereign, Full Sovereign, and Half Sovereign coin. Each coin features Benedetto Pistrucci's St George and the Dragon design on the reverse, with the year-date below. Each obverse bears the James Butler portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. - Total coin weight: 27.95 grams. - Struck in 916.7 (22ct) gold. - Manufactured by The Royal Mint. - Struck to a proof finish. - VAT Free and Capital Gains Tax exempt. - Supplied in the original presentation box with a certificate of authenticity. The gold sovereign is one of Britain's most famous coins, and the first of which was minted in 1489 at the behest of King Henry VII. The modern Sovereign featuring Benedetto Pistrucci's 'St George and the Dragon' reverse design was first struck in 1817. Due to its long history, the UK Sovereign coin is the flagship coin of The Royal Mint. A triumph of numismatic art, many consider The Sovereign the ‘chief coin of the world’.