2005 Gold Proof Three Coin Sovereign Set Queen Elizabeth II Saint George
Gold proof Sovereign set from 2005 featuring three coins with a one-year-only reverse design. Most Sovereigns minted in the last century have featured an instantly recognisable image of Saint George to the reverse. This historic design by Italian artist Benedetto Pistrucci was created for the first modern Sovereigns, issued in 1817. Pistrucci’s depiction of England’s patron saint shows classical influences, catching George in the act of slaying a dragon that is crushed by his horses hooves. For 2005 Sovereigns, this famous coinage design was reinterpreted by heraldic artist Timothy Noad. Noad’s reverse, used only in this year features an stylised St George, about to swing his sword at a dragon whose wings hi-light the date. This is paired with Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Her Majesty the Queen to the obverse. Noad’s design appears across the Double Sovereign, ‘full’ Sovereign and Half Sovereign in this highly collectible proof set. Together, the coins comprise 27.94 grams of 22 carat gold (25.59 grams of pure gold). They come enclosed in their original presentation case from The Royal Mint with a numbered certificate of authenticity inside. This confirms that just 2,500 of these sets were authorised worldwide. Get yours now. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]