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to a new mint elsewhere was the Bank of
England's report that there was an abnormally large stock of sovereigns and that no harm would result if they could not be coined in London for a year. Advances in technology allowed sovereigns to be individually weighed by automated machines at the Bank of England by the 1890s, and efforts to keep the coin at full weight were aided by an 1889 Act of Parliament which allowed redemption of lightweight gold coin at full face value, with the loss from wear to fall upon the government. The Coinage Act 1889 also authorised the Bank of England to redeem worn gold coins from before Victoria's reign, but on 22 November 1890 all gold coins from before her reign were called in by
979:, restored the Pistrucci George and Dragon design to the sovereign, as part of a drive to beautify the coinage. The return of Saint George was approved by the Queen, and authorised by an Order in Council dated 14 January 1871. The two designs were struck side by side in London from 1871 to 1874, and at the Australian branch mints until 1887, after which the Pistrucci design alone was used. The saint returned to the rarely-struck two- and five-pound pieces in 1887, and was placed on the half sovereign in 1893. Wyon's "Young head" of Queen Victoria for the sovereign's obverse was struck from 1838 until 1887, when it was replaced by the "
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828:, a woman could not take the Hanoverian throne. Thus, both sides of the sovereign had to be changed. Wyon designed his "Young head" portrait of the Queen, which he engraved, for the obverse, and Merlen engraved the reverse, depicting the royal arms inside a wreath, and likely played some part in designing it. The new coin was approved on 26 February 1838, and with the exception of 1840 and 1867, the "shield back" sovereign was struck at the Royal Mint in London every year from 1838 to 1874. Sovereigns struck in London with the shield design between 1863 and 1874 bear small numbers under the shield, representing which
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London. Beginning in 1870, the designs were those used in London, though with a mint mark "S" or "M" (or, later, "P") denoting their origin. The mints at
Melbourne and Sydney were allowed to continue striking the shield design even though it had been abandoned at the London facility, and did so until 1887 due to local popularity. The large issues of the colonial mints meant that by 1900, about forty per cent of the sovereigns circulating in Britain were from Australia. Dies for the Australian coinage were made at London.
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1209:, restoring Britain to that standard, but with gold to be kept in reserve rather than as a means of circulation. The effort failed—Churchill regarded it as the worst mistake of his life—but some lightweight sovereigns were melted and restruck dated 1925, and were released only later. Many of the Australian pieces struck in the postwar period were to back currency, while the South African sovereigns were mostly for export and to pay workers at the gold mines.
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South Africa and India—they have again been struck in India for the local market since 2013, in addition to the production in
Britain by the Royal Mint. The sovereigns issued in Australia initially carried a unique local design but by 1887, all new sovereigns bore Pistrucci's George and Dragon design. Strikings there were so large that by 1900, about forty per cent of the sovereigns in Britain had been minted in Australia.
1201:, or were paid out for war debts to the United States. They were still used as currency in some foreign countries, especially in the Middle East. Sovereigns continued to be struck at the Australian mints, where different economic circumstances prevailed. After the war, the sovereign did not return to commerce in Britain, with the pieces usually worth more as gold than as currency. In 1925, the Chancellor,
785:'s accession in 1830 upon the death of his brother George IV led to new designs for the sovereign, with the new king's depiction engraved by William Wyon based on a bust by Chantrey. Two slightly different busts were used, with what is usually called the "first bust" used for most 1831 circulating pieces (the first year of production) and some from 1832, with the "second bust" used for the prototype
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his 1965 book on sovereigns, recalled meeting his first payroll after the change to banknotes, with the workers dubious about the banknotes and initially asking to be paid in gold. Allen converted five sovereigns from his own pocket into notes, and the workers made no further objection. Conversion into gold was not forbidden, but the
Chancellor,
345:. The new coin was struck in response to a large influx of gold into Europe from West Africa in the 1480s, and Henry at first called it the double ryal, but soon changed the name to sovereign. Too great in value to have any practical use in circulation, the original sovereign likely served as a presentation piece to be given to dignitaries.
352:, when he came to the English throne in 1603, issued a sovereign in the year of his accession, but the following year, soon after he proclaimed himself King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, he issued a proclamation for a new twenty-shilling piece. About ten per cent lighter than the final sovereigns, the new coin was called the
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had been struck and circulated widely, well beyond
Britain's shores, a dispersion aided by the British government, who saw the sovereign's use as an auxiliary to their imperialist ambitions. Gold is a soft metal, and the hazards of circulation tended to make sovereigns lightweight over time. In 1838,
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When the sovereign entered circulation in late 1817, it was not initially popular, as the public preferred the convenience of the banknotes the sovereign had been intended to replace. Lack of demand meant that mintages dropped from 2,347,230 in 1818 to 3,574 the following year. Another reason why few
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Pistrucci's design for the reverse of the sovereign features Saint George on horseback. His left hand clutches the rein of the horse's bridle, and he does not wear armour, other than on his lower legs and feet, with his toes bare. Further protection is provided by the helmet, with, on early issues, a
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were making the sovereign even more important. "The combination of the demand for sovereigns in India and Egypt with London's situation as the distributing centre of the South
African gold is rapidly establishing the sovereign as the predominant gold coin of the world. Possibly it may be destined to
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million in lightweight gold, about one-third the amount of that metal in circulation. This not only kept the sovereign to standard, it probably removed most of the remaining guineas still in commerce. The unlucky holder of a lightweight gold coin could only turn it in as bullion, would lose at least
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in 1914, the sovereign vanished from circulation in
Britain; it was replaced by paper money and did not return after the war, though issues at colonial mints continued until 1932. While it faded out of usage in Britain, the sovereign was still used in the Middle East and demand rose in the 1950s, to
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II sovereigns, rare dates in the series include the 1819, and the 1863 piece with the number "827" on the obverse in place of
William Wyon's initials. The 827 likely is an ingot number, used for some sort of experiment, though research has not conclusively established this. Few 1879 sovereigns were
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August, the government circulated one-pound and ten-shilling banknotes in place of the sovereign and half sovereign. Restrictions were placed on sending gold abroad, and the melting-down of coin made an offence. Not all were enthusiastic about the change from gold to paper: J.J. Cullimore Allen, in
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rather than in bulk. These standards resulted in a high rejection rate for newly coined sovereigns, though less than for the half sovereign, which sometimes exceeded 50 per cent. When the Royal Mint was rebuilt in 1882, a decisive factor in shutting down production for renovation rather than moving
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in gold per sovereign). By the early 1840s, the Bank of
England estimated that twenty per cent of the gold coins that came into its hands were lightweight. In part to boost the sovereign's reputation in trade, the Bank undertook a programme of recoinage, melting lightweight gold coins and using the
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to eliminate gold as a coinage metal, though making it available on demand from the Bank of
England. Once this plan was abandoned in 1820, the Bank encouraged the circulation of gold sovereigns, but acceptance among the British public was slow. As difficulties over the exchange of wartime banknotes
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that originally surrounded the design was eliminated in 1821, and George is intended to have broken his spear earlier in the encounter with the dragon. Also removed in 1821 was the plume of hair, or streamer, behind George's helmet; it was restored in 1887, modified in 1893 and 1902, and eliminated
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IV's coinage, Pistrucci modified the George and Dragon reverse, eliminating the surrounding Garter ribbon and motto, with a reeded border substituted. Pistrucci also modified the figure of the saint, placing a sword in his hand in place of the broken lance seen previously, eliminating the streamer
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The British government promoted the use of the sovereign as an aid to international trade, and the Royal Mint took steps to see lightweight gold coins withdrawn from circulation. From the 1850s until 1932, the sovereign was also struck at colonial mints, initially in Australia and later in Canada,
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II sovereigns bearing Gillick's portrait were struck as bullion pieces between 1957 and 1959, and from 1962 to 1968. The counterfeiting problem was minimised by the striking of about 45,000,000 sovereigns by 1968, and efforts by Treasury solicitors which resulted in the sovereign's acceptance as
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estimated that of the some £5,000,000 in gold struck in France since the previous year, three-quarters of the gold used had come from the new British coinage, melted down. Many more sovereigns were exported to France in the 1820s as the metal alloyed with the gold included silver, which could be
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Strike-on-the-day pieces are limited edition coins, mostly sovereigns, that were struck by the Royal Mint on the specific day of the occasion celebrated. The coins are issued in a brilliant uncirculated condition or matte finish. Strike-on-the-day sovereigns are often minted with a plain edge,
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on the reverse. These coins were not initially legal tender outside Australia, as there were concerns about the design and about the light colour of the gold used (due to a higher percentage of silver in the alloy) but from 1866 Australian sovereigns were legal tender alongside those struck in
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had Pistrucci design the new coin; his depiction was also used for other gold coins. Originally, the coin was unpopular because the public preferred the convenience of banknotes but paper currency of value £1 was soon limited by law. With that competition gone, the sovereign became a popular
1194:, made it clear that such actions would be unpatriotic and would harm the war effort. Few insisted on payment in gold in the face of such appeals, and by mid-1915, the sovereign was rarely seen in London commerce. The coin was depicted on propaganda posters, which urged support for the war.
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because of the lightness and often had to pay an equal amount to cover the Bank of England's costs. There was also increased quality control within the Royal Mint; by 1866, every gold and silver coin was weighed individually. The result of these efforts was that the sovereign became, in Sir
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1319:. Striking of bullion sovereigns had been suspended after 1982, and so the Maklouf portrait, struck every year but 1989 until the end of 1997, is seen on the sovereign only in proof condition. In 1989, a commemorative sovereign, the first, was issued for the 500th anniversary of Henry
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was introduced during 2015, and some sovereigns were issued with the new bust. The most recent special designs, in 2016 and 2017, were only for collectors. The 2016 collector's piece, for Elizabeth's 90th birthday, has a one-year-only portrait of her on the obverse designed by
1256:, though the gold pieces were placed only in the major museums. A 1953 sovereign sold at auction in 2014 for £384,000. In 1957, the Treasury decided to defend the status of the sovereign, both by continuing prosecutions and by issuing new pieces with the current date. Elizabeth
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or even sixpence more. Popular in commerce, the coin's value was set by the government at 21 shillings in silver in 1717, and was subject to revision downwards, though in practice this did not occur. The term sovereign, referring to a coin, fell from use—it does not appear in
407:, with the pound to be defined as a given quantity of gold. Almost every speaker supported having a coin valued at twenty shillings, rather than continuing to use the guinea. Nevertheless, the Coinage Act did not specify which coins the Mint should strike. A committee of the
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struck at London, and those that remain are often well-worn. Only 24,768 of the Adelaide Pound were struck; surviving specimens are rare and highly prized. The sovereign itself has been the subject of commemoration; in 2005, the Perth Mint issued a gold coin with face value
1099:) and Pretoria (1923–1932; mint mark "SA") also struck sovereigns. Melbourne and Perth stopped striking sovereigns after 1931, with Sydney having closed in 1926. The 1932 sovereigns struck at Pretoria were the last to be issued intended as currency at their face value.
462:(at that time a junior government position) in 1812, with a mandate to reform the Royal Mint. Pole had favoured retaining the guinea, due to the number extant and the amount of labour required to replace them with sovereigns. Formal instruction to the Mint came with an
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in December 1936, and are considered pattern coins. Extremely rare, one sold in 2020 for £1,000,000, setting what was then a record (since broken) for a British coin. Sovereigns in proof condition dated 1937 were struck for Edward's brother and successor,
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in 1899. The act which regulated currency in New South Wales came into force on 18 July 1855 and stipulated that the gold coins were to be called sovereigns and half sovereigns. They were also to be the same weight, fineness and value as other sovereigns.
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that "the reverse die has been made to carry, in addition to its recognised device, a small number, with a view to determine at which coining press, and on what particular day, the numbered die was used, that bad work might be traced to an individual."
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designed the fourth bust of Elizabeth to be used on the sovereign, and this went into use in 1998 and was used until 2015. Bullion sovereigns began to be issued again in 2000, and this has continued. A special reverse design was used in 2002 for the
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placed restrictions on the holding of gold coins to prevent hoarding against inflation, with collectors required to obtain a licence from the Bank of England. This proved ineffective, as it drove gold dealing underground, and was abandoned in 1970.
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which the Royal Mint eventually responded by striking new sovereigns in 1957. Since then, it has been struck both as a bullion coin and beginning in 1979 for collectors. Although the sovereign is no longer in circulation, it – along with the
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was converted into gold in preparation for transmission to the United States, American authorities requested recently-struck sovereigns, likely to maximise the quantity of gold when the sovereigns were melted after arrival in the United States.
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V sovereign was restruck in 1949, 1951 and 1952, lowering the value of the original, of which only a few had hitherto been known. These were struck to meet the need for sovereigns, and to maintain the skills of the Royal Mint in striking them.
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later considered it odd that the saint should be unclothed going into such a violent encounter. The saint's horse appears to be half attacking, half shrinking from the dragon, which lies wounded by George's spear and in the throes of death.
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The 1851 discovery of gold in Australia quickly led to calls from the local populace for the establishment of a branch of the Royal Mint in the colonies there. Authorities in Adelaide did not wait for London to act, but set up an
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To address the high demand for gold coins in the Indian market, which does not allow gold coins to be imported, the minting of gold sovereigns in India with mint mark I has resumed since 2013. Indian/Swiss joint venture company
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armed sitting on Horseback encountering the Dragon with a Spear, the said Device being placed within the ennobled Garter, bearing the Motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', with a newly invented Graining on the Edge of the Piece."
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and demonetised effective 28 February 1891. Owing to an ongoing programme to melt and recoin lightweight pieces, estimates of sovereigns in trade weighing less than the legal minimum had fallen to about four per cent by 1900.
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profitably recovered, with the gold often returned to Britain and struck again into sovereigns. Beginning in 1829, the Mint was able to eliminate the silver, but the drain on sovereigns from before then continued.
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In 1816, Pole hired Pistrucci to create models for the new coinage. After completing Lady Spencer's commission, by most accounts, Pistrucci suggested to Pole that an appropriate subject for the sovereign would be
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and this became the accepted term. Coins were at the time valued by their precious metal content, and the price of gold relative to silver rose soon after the guinea's issuance. Thus, it came to trade at 21
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million in sovereigns and half sovereigns coined between 1850 and 1875. The wear problem continued: it was estimated that, on average, a sovereign became lightweight after fifteen years in circulation. The
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million in gold in the Bank of England to thirty million sovereigns in the hands of the public. Fears that widespread forgery of banknotes would shake confidence in the pound ended his proposal.
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in May 2023, the Royal Mint issued sovereigns showing a crowned bust of the king, with the Pistrucci reverse. Both the crowned bust and the uncrowned one first issued in 2022 were designed by
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was assigned to translate Chantrey's bust into a coin design, and the new sovereign came into use during 1825. It did not bear the George and Dragon design, as the new Master of the Mint,
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May 1821. These were struck every year between 1821 and 1825, but the king was unhappy with the depiction of him and requested a new one be prepared, based on a more flattering bust by
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of 1831, some from 1832 and taking over entirely by 1833. The reverse shows another depiction by Merlen of the Ensigns Armorial, with the date accompanied by the Latin word
1362:. Day’s design was used for the first strike-on-the-day sovereign which commemorated the jubilee. In 2009, the reverse was re-engraved using tools from the reign of George
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between design and date for Saint George and the Dragon sovereigns, and under the wreath for shield back sovereigns, or below bust on obverse on earlier Australian issues.
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The English sovereign, the country's first coin to be valued at one pound, was struck by the monarchs of the 16th century, the size and fineness often being altered.
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with the number 200. For 2022, a reverse design by Noad in honour of Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, depicting his interpretation of the Royal Coat of Arms was used.
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August 1816. The twenty-shilling piece was named a sovereign, with the resurrection of the old name possibly promoted by antiquarians with numismatic interests.
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The weight of a newly-struck sovereign was intended to be 123.274 grains (7.98805 g). It ceased to be legal currency for £1 if found to weigh less than 122
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chains (seen as a sign of integrity), and others carried them in a small purse linked to the chain. These customs vanished with the popularisation of the
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in 1489. It had a diameter of 42 millimetres (1.7 in), and weighed 15.55 grams (0.500 troy ounces), twice the weight of the existing gold coin, the
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condition for collectors, and this issuance of proof coins has continued annually. In 1985, the Machin portrait of Elizabeth was replaced by one by
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mints under licence in its facility close to Delhi with full quality control from the Royal Mint. The coins are legal tender in the United Kingdom.
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was used. Records of why the numbers were used are not known to survive, with one widely printed theory that they were used to track die wear.
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that quickly followed, a new twenty-shilling gold coin was issued. It had no special name at first but the public soon nicknamed it the
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hold in the future the same kind of international position as was held for several centuries, in the days of a silver standard, by the
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circulating coin, and was used in international trade and overseas, being trusted as a coin containing a known quantity of gold.
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style. When Pistrucci created the coin, Neoclassicism was all the rage in London, and he may have been inspired by the
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was also minted, and the bullion sovereign struck at Llantrisant, though retaining the customary design, was given a
1032:, striking what became known as the "Adelaide Pound". In 1853, an Order in Council approved the establishment of the
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IV, based on the bust Pistrucci had prepared for the Coronation medal. The new version was authorised by an
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fronted by the royal arms; a similar design with updated arms graces the reverse of the 1989 sovereign.
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recalling the 19th-century "shield back" sovereigns. The years 2005 and 2012 (the latter, Elizabeth's
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4055:"2017 Struck On The Day Sovereign : 200th Anniversary | The Britannia Coin Company"
2826:"The Merchants' Handbook of Money, Weights and Measures, with Their British Equivalents"
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Farey, Roderick (September 2014). "Benedetto Pistrucci (1782–1855), Part 1".
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and is sometimes mounted in jewellery. In addition, circulation strikes and
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4501:. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 398–606.
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or four-shilling piece is a legacy of his views. Churchill's successor,
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George III died in January 1820, succeeded by George, Prince Regent, as
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The sovereign's role in popular culture continued: in the 1957 novel
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and commissioned him to reproduce it in the Greek style as part of
4541:"How George III lost France: Or, Why Concessions Never Make Sense"
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The British monarch also ruled Hanover between 1714 and 1837. See
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3221:"'Never meant to exist': Edward VIII coin bought for record £1m"
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2920:(6 ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 82.
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The indenture, dated 6 February 1817, directed that there be 934
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Coins of England and the United Kingdom, Decimal Issues 2023
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with a value of less than five pounds in England and Wales.
4180:"Prince Albert 2019 Celebration Sovereign | The Royal Mint"
3979:"Elizabeth II 2015 SOTD Sovereign Prince George's Birthday"
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and the Date of the Year; and for the Reverse the Image of
4463:(second ed.). Llantrisant, Wales: Royal Mint Museum.
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differentiating them from other, milled-edge sovereigns.
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Milled (some not intended for circulation have plain edge)
4632:(revised ed.). Exeter, Devon: Token Publishing Ltd.
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Benedetto Pistrucci – Historical Royal Mint Artists
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Rodgers, Kerry (June 2017). "Britain's Gold Sovereign".
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of standard gold – or 46.725 sovereigns to a troy pound.
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The British monarch currently depicted on the coinage (
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4534:(18th ed.). Melbourne: Sands & McDougall Ltd.
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A History of the Sovereign: Chief Coin of the World
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The Britannia Coin Company of Royal Wootton Bassett
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3670:Oxford Handbook of the Psychology of Appearance
3667:Rumsey, Nichola; Harcourt, Diana, eds. (2014).
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3926:www.edwardrobertson.co.uk, Edward Robertson-.
3854:www.edwardrobertson.co.uk, Edward Robertson-.
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3646:"Sovereign cases: Sampson Mordan & Co Ltd"
3607:. Royal Mint. 15 November 2015. Archived from
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1480:, has a sovereign inset into one of its ends.
1126:propaganda poster featuring the sovereign coin
542:, where he had stayed after coming to London.
5362:List of people on coins of the United Kingdom
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4722:(9th ed.). London: Spink & Son Ltd.
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3568:"The sovereign 2024 five-coin gold proof set"
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574:Pistrucci's original sketch for the sovereign
4662:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
2643:. London: John Nichols and Son. p. 48.
2237:
329:There had been an English coin known as the
293:in the United Kingdom, having survived the
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4437:Celtel, André; Gullbekk, Svein H. (2006).
1692:Elizabeth II Platinum Wedding Anniversary
1307:Bullion and collectors coin (1979–present)
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2917:Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801–1900
1295:and the Royal Mint's move from London to
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583:, or cloak; it is fastened in front by a
518:, who showed Pistrucci a model in wax of
395:The British economy was disrupted by the
4439:The Sovereign and its Golden Antecedents
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1457:. In the 21st century, the wearing of a
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1093:struck sovereigns with the mint mark "C"
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4659:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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3489:Alexander, Michael (15 November 2021).
3482:
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2068:. The Royal Mint Museum. Archived from
1410:Collecting, other use and tax treatment
1323:VII's sovereign. The coin, designed by
623:The George and Dragon design is in the
221:examples are often collected for their
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1449:. Women also have worn sovereigns, as
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948:The sovereign was seen in fiction: in
687:—Proclamation of George, Prince Regent
84:.917 gold, .083 copper or other metals
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3063:from the original on 26 December 2014
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2913:
256:that was struck until that time. The
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4409:Allen, James John Cullimore (1965).
2608:
1499:
1169:As Britain moved towards war in the
566:Pistrucci's George and Dragon design
423:be issued, and this was accepted by
5332:List of British banknotes and coins
4689:
4556:Josset, Christopher Robert (1962).
4538:
3516:Abbott, Lauren (15 November 2022).
3084:
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1984:
403:, placed Britain officially on the
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4576:(March 1914). "Currency in 1912".
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1771:Withdrawal from the European Union
1720:Prince George of Wales 5 Birthday
1634:Prince George of Wales 2 Birthday
1603:Prince George of Wales 1 Birthday
1130:In the late 19th century, several
587:. George's right shoulder bears a
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1706:Elizabeth II Sapphire Coronation
1252:, bearing the portrait of her by
1079:2017-I sovereign in card of issue
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4539:Hubbard, Arnold (14 July 2003).
4411:Sovereigns of the British Empire
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1564:Elizabeth II Diamond Coronation
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761:royal arms of the United Kingdom
702:prohibited the issuance of notes
388:A £1 note issued in 1814 by the
4531:Victorian Year-Book for 1890–91
4499:A New History of the Royal Mint
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809:1842 "Shield reverse" sovereign
3522:Rutland & Stamford Mercury
3057:"MMTC PAMP Sovereign web page"
2914:Cuhaj, George S., ed. (2009).
2692:"By the Queen, a Proclamation"
2058:
2006:sovereigns struck from twenty
1977:
1040:would follow in 1872, and the
474:gold used to be minted into 44
361:Restoration of Charles II
1:
3783:. The London Coin Company Ltd
3493:. Coin Update. Archived from
3251:. CoinNews.net. 29 March 2021
2039:
1835:Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee
1663:Elizabeth II Sapphire Jubilee
1338:Reverse of the 2020 sovereign
1205:, secured the passage of the
727:The obverse design for George
635:Circulation years (1817–1914)
363:and the mechanisation of the
320:
244:The coin was named after the
111:Various. Found on reverse on
4718:Spink & Son Ltd (2022).
4701:The Story of British Coinage
4683:UK public library membership
4441:. Oslo, Norway: Monetarius.
3605:"Gold and capital gains tax"
3543:"A sovereign fit for a king"
1861:Saint George and the Dragon
1567:Saint George and the Dragon
1538:Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
1132:Chancellors of the Exchequer
1091:, in Ottawa, opened, and it
656:Troy Weight of Standard Gold
359:In the 1660s, following the
301:Background and authorisation
7:
5403:Saint George and the Dragon
4703:. London: B. A. Seaby Ltd.
4628:Marsh, Michael A. (2017) .
4432:. London: Effingham Wilson.
4309:The London Coin Company Ltd
4209:The London Coin Company Ltd
4159:The London Coin Company Ltd
4134:The London Coin Company Ltd
4084:The London Coin Company Ltd
4033:The London Coin Company Ltd
4008:The London Coin Company Ltd
3906:The London Coin Company Ltd
3229:. PA Media. 17 January 2020
1983:A historic claim only. See
1904:
1619:Princess Charlotte of Wales
1544:Saint George and the Dragon
1478:State Opening of Parliament
1461:has been seen as a sign of
1418:Sydney Mint sovereign, 1857
822:between Britain and Hanover
672:D.G: Britanniar. Rex. F. D.
607:The sovereign replaced the
520:Saint George and the Dragon
434:
379:Samuel Johnson's dictionary
295:decimalisation of the pound
227:Saint George and the Dragon
164:Saint George and the Dragon
10:
5419:
5337:List of British currencies
4609:Marsh, Michael A. (1996).
3701:. Armchair Travel Complany
2618:. E. Wilson. p. 291.
1569:
1566:
848:million in sovereigns and
789:that year, as well as for
411:recommended gold coins of
18:
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5251:
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4758:– The Royal Mint Museum.
3781:"Struck on the Day Coins"
2814:, pp. 73, 78–79, 85.
1863:
1860:
1820:Elizabeth II 95 Birthday
1648:Elizabeth II 90 Birthday
1406:to the five-pound piece.
1396:Coronation of Charles III
1177:million on 29 July to £11
1001:George William de Saulles
977:Charles William Fremantle
381:, compiled in the 1750s.
205:(£1) and contains 0.2354
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1878:Charles III 75 Birthday
1226:Edward VIII's abdication
836:states in his 1870 book
824:, as under the latter's
550:. He created a head, in
443:1817 sovereign of George
21:Sovereign (English coin)
3983:Sovereign Rarities Live
3675:Oxford University Press
3673:. Oxford, Oxfordshire:
2666:Ruding, Rogers (1840).
2637:Ruding, Rogers (1819).
2418:Ruding, Rogers (1819).
1487:VIII and 1953 Elizabeth
1136:Lord Randolph Churchill
874:(i.e. a deficiency of 1
834:George Frederick Ansell
640:Early years (1817–1837)
250:Great Recoinage of 1816
4750:Gold Sovereign History
4668:10.1093/ref:odnb/22314
4653:"Pistrucci, Benedetto"
4586:Royal Economic Society
4426:Ansell, G. F. (1870).
3467:, pp. 95–96, 106.
2824:Browne, W. A. (1899).
2227:"Parliamentary Papers"
1857:Charles III Coronation
1588:Prince George of Wales
1419:
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1272:From Russia, with Love
1207:Gold Standard Act 1925
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1115:Trade coin (1914–1979)
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456:the Duke of Wellington
452:William Wellesley Pole
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333:, first authorised by
326:
272:With the start of the
262:William Wellesley Pole
246:English gold sovereign
5202:Five guineas (£5/5/–)
5187:Double sovereign (£2)
5163:Half sovereign (10/–)
4699:Seaby, Peter (1985).
4478:Craig, John (2010) .
3768:Celtel & Gullbekk
3417:Celtel & Gullbekk
3393:Celtel & Gullbekk
3371:, pp. 94, 97–98.
3000:, pp. 69–72, 81.
2976:, pp. 28–29, 64.
2946:Celtel & Gullbekk
2522:Celtel & Gullbekk
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2382:Celtel & Gullbekk
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2053:Celtel & Gullbekk
1947:United Kingdom portal
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5299:Landmarks of Britain
5192:Two guineas (£2/2/–)
4578:The Economic Journal
4574:Keynes, John Maynard
4526:Hayter, Henry Heylyn
3804:, pp. 155, 177.
3648:. Antiques in Oxford
2268:Farey September 2014
2023:, pp. 134, 153.
1864:Benedetto Pistrucci
1432:five-sovereign piece
916:California Gold Rush
757:Jean Baptiste Merlen
532:Knight of the Garter
415:, twenty shillings,
5393:One-base-unit coins
5284:Quintuple sovereign
5149:Quarter guinea (5/3
5139:Double florin (4/–)
4762:25 May 2019 at the
4551:on 5 December 2008.
3722:, pp. 186–192.
3611:on 13 December 2019
3497:on 10 November 2023
3479:, pp. 102–103.
3455:, pp. 104–105.
3431:, pp. 100–101.
3419:, pp. 118–119.
3395:, pp. 116–117.
3138:, pp. 143–144.
3041:. 22 October 2013.
2988:, pp. 530–531.
2948:, pp. 131–132.
2778:, pp. 520–521.
2233:. 1866. p. 27.
2180:, pp. 116–117.
2072:on 4 September 2019
1960:Gold Britannia coin
1839:Royal Coat of Arms
1571:Benedetto Pistrucci
1155:John Maynard Keynes
1089:Royal Canadian Mint
1015:Branch mint coinage
853:when the legacy of
591:for suspending the
512:Benedetto Pistrucci
454:, elder brother of
390:Gloucester Old Bank
287:quintuple sovereign
239:Benedetto Pistrucci
237:) of the designer,
174:Benedetto Pistrucci
30:
5388:Coins of Australia
5383:British gold coins
5327:Sterling banknotes
5294:The Queen's Beasts
5158:Third guinea (7/–)
5111:Fifteen pence (1/3
4899:Quarter farthing (
4630:The Gold Sovereign
3594:, pp. 99–103.
2904:, pp. 69, 77.
2880:, pp. 47, 57.
2572:, pp. 31, 29.
1933:Numismatics portal
1804:Victory over Japan
1438:for UK residents.
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1192:David Lloyd George
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460:Master of the Mint
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5168:Half guinea (10/6
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4729:978-1-912667-93-2
4710:978-0-900652-74-5
4681:(Subscription or
4639:978-1-908828-36-1
4620:978-0-9506929-2-0
4508:978-0-521-24026-0
4489:978-0-521-17077-2
4470:978-1-869917-00-5
4448:978-82-996755-6-7
4385:www.royalmint.com
4360:www.royalmint.com
4284:www.royalmint.com
4259:www.royalmint.com
4234:www.royalmint.com
4184:www.royalmint.com
4109:www.royalmint.com
3834:www.royalmint.com
3758:, pp. 56–57.
3684:978-0-19-872322-6
3407:, pp. 98–99.
3359:, pp. 94–95.
3333:Dyer & Gaspar
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2986:Dyer & Gaspar
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2788:Dyer & Gaspar
2776:Dyer & Gaspar
2766:, pp. 76–77.
2747:Dyer & Gaspar
2711:Dyer & Gaspar
2599:, pp. 70–71.
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2168:, pp. 52–55.
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4728:
4715:
4709:
4696:
4687:
4644:
4638:
4625:
4619:
4606:
4570:
4553:
4536:
4522:
4513:
4507:
4494:
4488:
4475:
4469:
4453:
4447:
4434:
4423:
4404:
4401:
4398:
4397:
4372:
4347:
4321:
4296:
4271:
4246:
4221:
4196:
4171:
4146:
4121:
4096:
4071:
4045:
4020:
3995:
3970:
3944:
3918:
3893:
3872:
3846:
3821:
3819:, p. 177.
3806:
3794:
3772:
3770:, p. 133.
3760:
3748:
3736:
3724:
3712:
3690:
3683:
3677:. p. 12.
3659:
3637:
3622:
3596:
3584:
3559:
3534:
3508:
3481:
3469:
3457:
3445:
3443:, p. 102.
3433:
3421:
3409:
3397:
3385:
3373:
3361:
3349:
3347:, p. 173.
3337:
3335:, p. 598.
3325:
3313:
3298:
3286:
3274:
3262:
3240:
3212:
3200:
3188:
3176:
3174:, p. 141.
3164:
3152:
3140:
3128:
3113:
3111:, p. 155.
3101:
3089:
3074:
3048:
3026:
3014:
3002:
2990:
2978:
2966:
2950:
2933:
2926:
2906:
2894:
2882:
2870:
2858:
2843:
2831:
2816:
2804:
2802:, p. 433.
2792:
2790:, p. 525.
2780:
2768:
2751:
2749:, p. 511.
2739:
2737:, p. 322.
2727:
2725:, p. 310.
2715:
2713:, p. 484.
2703:
2697:London Gazette
2683:
2658:
2629:
2601:
2586:
2574:
2562:
2550:
2538:
2526:
2514:
2502:
2490:
2478:
2476:, p. 304.
2466:
2451:
2439:
2410:
2398:
2396:, p. 101.
2386:
2384:, p. 109.
2374:
2362:
2350:
2335:
2320:
2308:
2296:
2284:
2272:
2260:
2248:
2236:
2218:
2206:
2194:
2182:
2170:
2158:
2143:
2131:
2119:
2107:
2095:
2083:
2057:
2044:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2025:
2012:
1989:
1975:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1968:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1951:
1950:
1936:
1922:
1906:
1903:
1900:
1899:
1896:
1890:
1887:
1883:
1882:
1879:
1876:
1873:
1869:
1868:
1865:
1862:
1859:
1854:
1851:
1847:
1846:
1843:
1840:
1837:
1832:
1829:
1825:
1824:
1821:
1818:
1815:
1811:
1810:
1807:
1801:
1798:
1794:
1793:
1790:
1784:
1781:
1777:
1776:
1773:
1768:
1765:
1761:
1760:
1757:
1750:
1747:
1743:
1742:
1739:
1732:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1721:
1718:
1715:
1711:
1710:
1707:
1704:
1701:
1697:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1687:
1683:
1682:
1679:
1676:
1673:
1669:
1668:
1665:
1660:
1657:
1653:
1652:
1649:
1646:
1643:
1639:
1638:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1625:
1624:
1621:
1615:
1612:
1608:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1598:
1594:
1593:
1590:
1584:
1581:
1577:
1576:
1573:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1555:
1554:
1551:
1546:
1540:
1535:
1532:
1528:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1515:
1512:
1501:
1498:
1459:sovereign ring
1411:
1408:
1386:Following the
1348:Golden Jubilee
1308:
1305:
1293:decimalisation
1285:Orient Express
1231:George VI
1222:Humphrey Paget
1164:Mexican dollar
1144:George Goschen
1116:
1113:
1083:Following the
1038:Melbourne Mint
1016:
1013:
855:James Smithson
819:personal union
815:Queen Victoria
802:
799:
753:Thomas Wallace
717:George IV
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
567:
564:
436:
433:
302:
299:
279:half sovereign
203:pound sterling
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
171:
167:
166:
161:
157:
156:
148:
147:
143:
142:
141:depicted here)
135:
131:
130:
122:
121:
117:
116:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
52:7.98805 g
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
35:United Kingdom
34:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5415:
5404:
5401:
5399:
5398:Bullion coins
5396:
5394:
5391:
5389:
5386:
5384:
5381:
5380:
5378:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5340:
5338:
5335:
5333:
5330:
5328:
5325:
5323:
5317:
5316:
5314:
5310:
5300:
5297:
5295:
5292:
5290:
5287:
5285:
5282:
5280:
5277:
5275:
5272:
5270:
5267:
5265:
5262:
5260:
5257:
5256:
5254:
5250:
5244:
5241:
5239:
5236:
5234:
5231:
5229:
5226:
5224:
5221:
5219:
5216:
5215:
5213:
5211:Commemorative
5209:
5203:
5200:
5198:
5195:
5193:
5190:
5188:
5185:
5183:
5180:
5178:
5175:
5173:
5171:
5166:
5164:
5161:
5159:
5156:
5154:
5152:
5147:
5145:
5142:
5140:
5137:
5135:
5133:
5128:
5126:
5123:
5120:
5116:
5114:
5109:
5107:
5104:
5102:
5100:
5095:
5093:
5091:
5086:
5084:
5082:
5079:Threepence (3
5077:
5075:
5073:
5068:
5065:
5061:
5059:
5036:
5034:
5032:
5027:
5025:
5023:
5003:
5001:
4999:
4979:
4977:
4975:
4955:
4952:
4948:
4946:
4926:
4923:
4919:
4917:
4897:
4896:
4894:
4892:
4888:
4882:
4879:
4877:
4874:
4872:
4869:
4867:
4864:
4862:
4859:
4857:
4854:
4852:
4849:
4847:
4844:
4842:
4824:
4823:
4821:
4817:
4813:
4806:
4801:
4799:
4794:
4792:
4787:
4786:
4783:
4777:
4774:
4771:
4768:
4765:
4761:
4757:
4754:
4751:
4748:
4745:
4744:The Sovereign
4742:
4741:
4731:
4725:
4721:
4716:
4712:
4706:
4702:
4697:
4693:
4688:
4684:
4669:
4665:
4661:
4660:
4654:
4649:
4645:
4641:
4635:
4631:
4626:
4622:
4616:
4612:
4607:
4603:
4599:
4595:
4591:
4587:
4583:
4579:
4575:
4571:
4567:
4563:
4559:
4554:
4550:
4546:
4542:
4537:
4533:
4532:
4527:
4523:
4519:
4514:
4510:
4504:
4500:
4495:
4491:
4485:
4481:
4476:
4472:
4466:
4462:
4458:
4457:Clancy, Kevin
4454:
4450:
4444:
4440:
4435:
4431:
4430:
4424:
4420:
4416:
4412:
4407:
4406:
4386:
4382:
4376:
4361:
4357:
4351:
4336:
4332:
4325:
4310:
4306:
4300:
4285:
4281:
4275:
4260:
4256:
4250:
4235:
4231:
4225:
4210:
4206:
4200:
4185:
4181:
4175:
4160:
4156:
4150:
4135:
4131:
4125:
4110:
4106:
4100:
4085:
4081:
4075:
4060:
4056:
4049:
4034:
4030:
4024:
4009:
4005:
3999:
3984:
3980:
3974:
3959:
3955:
3948:
3933:
3929:
3922:
3907:
3903:
3897:
3882:
3876:
3861:
3857:
3850:
3835:
3831:
3825:
3818:
3813:
3811:
3803:
3798:
3782:
3776:
3769:
3764:
3757:
3752:
3746:, p. 31.
3745:
3740:
3734:, p. 10.
3733:
3728:
3721:
3716:
3700:
3694:
3686:
3680:
3676:
3672:
3671:
3663:
3647:
3641:
3635:, p. 14.
3634:
3629:
3627:
3610:
3606:
3600:
3593:
3588:
3573:
3569:
3563:
3548:
3544:
3538:
3523:
3519:
3512:
3496:
3492:
3485:
3478:
3473:
3466:
3461:
3454:
3449:
3442:
3437:
3430:
3425:
3418:
3413:
3406:
3401:
3394:
3389:
3383:, p. 99.
3382:
3377:
3370:
3365:
3358:
3353:
3346:
3341:
3334:
3329:
3323:, p. 97.
3322:
3317:
3310:
3305:
3303:
3295:
3290:
3284:, p. 95.
3283:
3278:
3271:
3266:
3250:
3244:
3228:
3227:
3222:
3216:
3209:
3204:
3198:, p. 10.
3197:
3192:
3185:
3180:
3173:
3168:
3162:, p. 77.
3161:
3156:
3149:
3144:
3137:
3132:
3125:
3120:
3118:
3110:
3105:
3099:, p. 78.
3098:
3093:
3087:, p. 47.
3086:
3081:
3079:
3062:
3058:
3052:
3044:
3040:
3036:
3030:
3024:, p. 46.
3023:
3018:
3011:
3006:
2999:
2994:
2987:
2982:
2975:
2970:
2962:
2961:
2954:
2947:
2942:
2940:
2938:
2929:
2923:
2919:
2918:
2910:
2903:
2898:
2892:, p. 64.
2891:
2886:
2879:
2874:
2868:, p. 65.
2867:
2862:
2856:, p. 47.
2855:
2850:
2848:
2841:, p. 73.
2840:
2835:
2827:
2820:
2813:
2808:
2801:
2796:
2789:
2784:
2777:
2772:
2765:
2760:
2758:
2756:
2748:
2743:
2736:
2731:
2724:
2719:
2712:
2707:
2699:
2698:
2693:
2687:
2679:
2675:
2671:
2670:
2662:
2654:
2650:
2646:
2642:
2641:
2633:
2625:
2621:
2617:
2616:
2611:
2605:
2598:
2593:
2591:
2584:, p. 66.
2583:
2578:
2571:
2566:
2559:
2554:
2548:, p. 69.
2547:
2542:
2535:
2530:
2524:, p. 99.
2523:
2518:
2511:
2506:
2500:, p. 98.
2499:
2494:
2488:, p. 13.
2487:
2482:
2475:
2470:
2463:
2458:
2456:
2449:, p. 44.
2448:
2443:
2435:
2431:
2427:
2423:
2422:
2414:
2407:
2402:
2395:
2390:
2383:
2378:
2371:
2366:
2360:, p. 63.
2359:
2354:
2348:, p. 92.
2347:
2342:
2340:
2333:, p. 13.
2332:
2327:
2325:
2317:
2312:
2305:
2300:
2294:, p. 58.
2293:
2288:
2282:, p. 91.
2281:
2276:
2270:, p. 52.
2269:
2264:
2258:, p. 15.
2257:
2252:
2245:
2240:
2232:
2228:
2222:
2216:, p. 56.
2215:
2210:
2204:, p. 55.
2203:
2198:
2191:
2186:
2179:
2174:
2167:
2162:
2156:, p. 57.
2155:
2150:
2148:
2141:, p. 47.
2140:
2135:
2129:, p. 45.
2128:
2123:
2117:, p. 41.
2116:
2111:
2104:
2099:
2093:, p. 15.
2092:
2087:
2071:
2067:
2061:
2055:, p. 61.
2054:
2049:
2045:
2029:
2022:
2016:
2009:
1993:
1986:
1980:
1976:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1952:
1948:
1937:
1934:
1923:
1920:
1909:
1897:
1894:
1891:
1888:
1885:
1884:
1880:
1877:
1874:
1871:
1870:
1866:
1858:
1855:
1852:
1849:
1848:
1844:
1842:Timothy Noad
1841:
1838:
1836:
1833:
1830:
1827:
1826:
1822:
1819:
1817:12 June 2021
1816:
1813:
1812:
1808:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1795:
1791:
1788:
1785:
1782:
1779:
1778:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1762:
1758:
1755:
1754:Prince Albert
1751:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1740:
1737:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1726:
1722:
1719:
1717:22 July 2018
1716:
1713:
1712:
1708:
1705:
1702:
1699:
1698:
1694:
1691:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1670:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1654:
1650:
1647:
1645:11 June 2016
1644:
1641:
1640:
1636:
1633:
1631:22 July 2015
1630:
1627:
1626:
1622:
1620:
1616:
1613:
1610:
1609:
1605:
1602:
1600:22 July 2014
1599:
1596:
1595:
1591:
1589:
1585:
1583:22 July 2013
1582:
1579:
1578:
1574:
1572:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1556:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1529:
1525:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1509:
1506:
1497:
1495:
1481:
1479:
1475:
1471:
1466:
1464:
1460:
1456:
1452:
1448:
1444:
1439:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1425:
1416:
1407:
1405:
1401:
1397:
1393:
1389:
1384:
1382:
1378:
1374:
1369:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1344:
1336:
1332:
1330:
1326:
1318:
1314:
1304:
1302:
1301:Arnold Machin
1298:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1267:
1264:
1255:
1251:
1246:
1244:
1239:
1232:
1227:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1210:
1208:
1204:
1200:
1199:gold reserves
1195:
1193:
1172:
1167:
1165:
1160:
1156:
1151:
1145:
1141:
1140:double florin
1137:
1133:
1125:
1121:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1100:
1098:
1097:mint mark "I"
1094:
1090:
1086:
1077:
1073:
1069:ONE SOVEREIGN
1062:
1055:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1021:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1005:George V
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
973:
971:
970:
965:
961:
960:Joseph Conrad
957:
956:
951:
942:
938:
935:
930:
926:
917:
912:
910:
905:
886:
873:
859:
856:
851:
842:
839:
835:
831:
827:
823:
820:
816:
807:
801:Victorian era
798:
796:
792:
788:
787:pattern coins
784:
780:
778:
774:
770:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
738:
725:
718:
713:
710:
705:
703:
698:
697:David Ricardo
691:
683:
680:
673:
666:
632:
630:
629:Elgin Marbles
626:
621:
618:
610:
605:
601:
598:
594:
590:
586:
582:
572:
563:
561:
557:
553:
549:
543:
541:
537:
533:
530:regalia as a
529:
528:her husband's
525:
521:
517:
513:
508:
487:worth 44.5*£1
486:
473:
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
441:
432:
426:
422:
418:
414:
413:ten shillings
410:
409:Privy Council
406:
405:gold standard
402:
398:
391:
386:
382:
380:
375:
370:
366:
362:
357:
355:
351:
346:
344:
340:
332:
315:
311:
307:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
275:
270:
266:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
242:
240:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
199:nominal value
196:
193:is a British
192:
182:
178:
175:
172:
168:
165:
162:
158:
154:
149:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
123:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
32:
26:
22:
5273:
5243:Maundy money
5176:
5169:
5150:
5131:
5125:Florin (2/–)
5112:
5098:
5089:
5088:Fourpence (4
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