2006 Gold Proof Full Sovereign Elizabeth II Coin
Gold proof 2006 UK Sovereign from The Royal Mint. The earliest sovereigns were large hammered gold coins minted during the reign of king Henry VII, the first of the Tudors. The name was later revived for a milled coin, introduced in 1817 after a major overhaul of British coinage. These nineteenth century modern Sovereigns were issued with the face of George III to the obverse paired with a striking image of Saint George, slaying a dragon from horseback to the reverse, the work of Italian artist Benedetto Pistrucci. Gold Sovereigns have been minted under the auspices of every subsequent British monarch and many of those kings and queens have used the St George image for their coins. This edition features a portrait of our current queen, Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley - the fourth such effigy used on her money during her reign. You can appreciate this design and Pistrucci’s thanks to the fine proof finish. Intended for collectors, proof coins have more detail than their circulating and bullion counterparts thanks to multiple strikes of hand-prepared dies. In other regards this Sovereign corresponds to the standard specifications for this issue: it’s composed of 7.98 grams of 22 carat gold, has a diameter of 22.05 millimetres and a milled edge. This example - one of just 9,195 offered in this year - is presented in its original capsule, case and card outer box from The Royal Mint with a numbered certificate of authenticity enclosed. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]