Great Britain Gold Sovereign Coin | Any Type

The British Gold Sovereign has been struck since 1817 and remains one of the most widely traded gold coins in the world. Each one holds 0.2354 troy ounces of 22-karat gold, a size that trades easily and prices well below a full ounce. This listing ships a random year and monarch, which keeps the premium at its lowest. You are buying the gold and the reputation, not a specific date.

Key Features:

• Purity and Weight: 0.2354 troy oz of 916.7 fine gold (22 karat), 7.98 grams gross
• Metal: Gold alloyed with copper for durability
• Obverse Design: Portrait of the reigning British monarch; varies by year
• Reverse Design: St. George slaying the dragon on horseback

Obverse portraits depend on when the coin was struck. Many carry the Queen Elizabeth II laureate bust facing right, hair bound with a ribbon and laurel wreath, ringed by the Latin legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D. Sovereigns from earlier reigns show George VI, George V, Edward VII, or Victoria, each with its own legend and bust style. Coins from any of these monarchs may fill your order.

The reverse is Benedetto Pistrucci’s St. George and the dragon, first cut in 1817 and used on the Sovereign for more than two centuries. George rides a rearing horse, nude but for a plumed Greek helmet and a cloak streaming behind him, driving a short sword down toward the beast beneath the hooves. The dragon writhes on its back with wings splayed and a broken spear shaft lying at the lower left. Pistrucci’s initials B.P. appear in the exergue. The scene is struck in noticeably deep relief for a coin this small.

Each Sovereign measures 22.05 mm in diameter with a reeded edge. Condition varies from circulated to uncirculated depending on age and source, and coins ship in protective flips or tubes.

Please note: specific dates, monarchs, or mint marks cannot be requested on this listing.

Two hundred years of continuous production is the best endorsement a bullion coin can have. Order your Gold Sovereign today.