Description

The Sovereign has been associated with the British monarchy since 1489, more than five centuries ago. Henry VII demanded a ‘new money of gold’ to demonstrate the wealth and power of the new Tudor dynasty following the Battle of Bosworth, and the coin therefore required a name redolent of majesty and authority.

The sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling. Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery. In addition, circulation strikes and proof examples are often collected for their numismatic value.

A special edition of The Sovereign struck to honour the remarkable reign of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which also features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty The King Charles III.

Available in gold and finished to the finest Proof standard, this commemorative range includes individual coins as well as five-coin, four-coin and three-coin sets.

A piedfort is an unusually thick coin, often exactly twice the normal weight and thickness of other coins of the same diameter and pattern. Piedforts are not normally circulated, and are only struck for presentation purposes by mint officials (such as patterns), or for collectors, dignitaries, and other VIPs.