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The British Gold Sovereign was first introduced by the Royal Mint in 1489 during the reign of King Henry VII. These gold coins once had a 21 Shillings face value and were considered early on to be too valuable for use in circulation. Since 1817, the Royal Mint has regularly struck gold sovereigns representing the reigning monarch of the era. Right now, Great Britain Gold Sovereign Coins from early in Queen Victoria’s reign are available to purchase online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
Each of the Great Britain Gold Sovereign Coins available in this posting feature the Young Head design of Queen Victoria I. The coins were initially struck by the Royal Mint with this effigy of Victoria I from 1837 to 1887. All coins ship inside of protective plastic.
Queen Victoria I reigned from 1837 to 1901, but surprisingly had one design for the obverse of the gold sovereign dominate much of her rule. The Young Head bust captures a young and beautiful Victoria I with no crown and her hair pinned up at the back of her head in a left-profile portrait. This design was used on the Great Britain Gold Sovereign from 1837 to 1887.
There are differences however in the reverse of Great Britain Gold Sovereigns during the reign of Queen Victoria I. From the start of her reign in 1837 until 1871, the reverse of the coin had a crowned heraldic shield. The shield is quartered and contains the three lions of England in two opposing quadrants. Signifying her rule of Ireland and Scotland as well, the standing lion of Scotland is in the upper-right quadrant with the harp of Ireland in the lower-left quadrant.
In 1871, the Royal Mint revived the original St. George and the dragon design for the reverse of the Great Britain Gold Sovereign. From 1871 to 1887, the Royal Mint issued these gold sovereigns with the Young Head Victoria I design on the obverse with the St. George design on the reverse. Amazingly, the Royal Mint ran a concurrent coining of both the crowned shield and St. George design on the reverse of coins from 1871 until 1887. This was the only time two different types of gold sovereigns were struck at the same time.
If you have any questions, please contact JM Bullion. Our customer service team is available to you at 800-276-6508, online using our live chat, and via our email address.
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The British Gold Sovereign was first introduced by the Royal Mint in 1489 during the reign of King Henry VII. These gold coins once had a 21 Shillings face value and were considered early on to be too valuable for use in circulation. Since 1817, the Royal Mint has regularly struck gold sovereigns representing the reigning monarch of the era. Right now, Great Britain Gold Sovereign Coins from early in Queen Victoria’s reign are available to purchase online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
Each of the Great Britain Gold Sovereign Coins available in this posting feature the Young Head design of Queen Victoria I. The coins were initially struck by the Royal Mint with this effigy of Victoria I from 1837 to 1887. All coins ship inside of protective plastic.
Queen Victoria I reigned from 1837 to 1901, but surprisingly had one design for the obverse of the gold sovereign dominate much of her rule. The Young Head bust captures a young and beautiful Victoria I with no crown and her hair pinned up at the back of her head in a left-profile portrait. This design was used on the Great Britain Gold Sovereign from 1837 to 1887.
There are differences however in the reverse of Great Britain Gold Sovereigns during the reign of Queen Victoria I. From the start of her reign in 1837 until 1871, the reverse of the coin had a crowned heraldic shield. The shield is quartered and contains the three lions of England in two opposing quadrants. Signifying her rule of Ireland and Scotland as well, the standing lion of Scotland is in the upper-right quadrant with the harp of Ireland in the lower-left quadrant.
In 1871, the Royal Mint revived the original St. George and the dragon design for the reverse of the Great Britain Gold Sovereign. From 1871 to 1887, the Royal Mint issued these gold sovereigns with the Young Head Victoria I design on the obverse with the St. George design on the reverse. Amazingly, the Royal Mint ran a concurrent coining of both the crowned shield and St. George design on the reverse of coins from 1871 until 1887. This was the only time two different types of gold sovereigns were struck at the same time.
If you have any questions, please contact JM Bullion. Our customer service team is available to you at 800-276-6508, online using our live chat, and via our email address.
