1936 Gold Sovereign Edward VIII Replica Fantasy Coin
Replica 1936 King Edward VIII gold Sovereign. The obverse of these coins show a left-facing bare-head bust of Edward VIII, paired with a reverse design that resembles Benedetto Pistrucci's classic St George and the dragon motif with the date (1936) below. These fantasy pieces recreate the appearance of a non-existant Sovereign date. Edward became King in January 1936 on the death of his father, George V. In December of the same year he abdicated in favour of his brother, who would reign as George VI. An extremely limited number of gold Sovereigns were designed for Edward VIII but never went into circulation. Those 1937-dated pattern coins are supremely rare. These 1936-dated replicas, struck in 6.10 grams of 9-carat gold are the same size as a real Sovereign and make a fun addition to any gold collection. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]