Pre-Owned 2012 UK Half Sovereign Proof Gold Coin - Missing Outer Box
This Pre-Owned 2012 UK Half Sovereign Proof Gold Coin features an alternative St George and the Dragon design created for this year only, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. Designed by Paul Day, the stylised design shows St George on horseback, his sword in hand, slaying the dragon. The year of the coin also features. The obverse of the coin bears the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley. - Weighs 3.99g and is 916.7 (22ct) gold. - Manufactured by The Royal Mint in the UK. - Struck to a proof finish. - VAT free and Capital Gains Tax exempt. - Diameter: 19.30mm. - Supplied with original box and certificate. No outer box. 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’.