Victorian Gold Sovereign Coin

Just over 3 million sovereigns were struck for circulation at the royal mint s former site at tower hill.

Victorian gold sovereign coin.

Full gold sovereign queen victoria 1883. Since 1990 it is also known as the five sovereign piece or quintuple sovereign as it is equivalent to five sovereign coins and shares the alloy and design features of the sovereign. The five pounds gold coin is a british coin produced in several periods since the early 19th century. A sovereign from the last year of queen victoria s reign.

The gold content is 14 674. The young head victoria gold full sovereign is made of 7 98g of 917 purity gold it is 22 05 mm in diameter and 1 56 mm thick. The sovereign is a gold coin of the united kingdom with a nominal value of one pound sterling struck from 1817 until the present time it was originally a circulating coin accepted in britain and elsewhere in the world. It s the most recent edition so has less history about it and there is a plentiful supply.

Queen victoria died in 1901 making this one of the last coins struck during her reign. It is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery in most recent years it has borne the design of saint george and the dragon on the reverse. The initials b p. Browse our range of queen victoria sovereign ranging from young head and old head queen victoria sovereigns.

Queen victoria coin packs set of 3 gold sovereigns. This sovereign features the third effigy of queen victoria used on coinage. Restrike 1 2 sovereign queen victoria young head gold plated 1883 1880 1867 73. On the obverse both types bear the left facing head of the queen not wearing her crown.

There are two types of young head victoria coins. It is sold at the rate of 1 124 13 it is sold at the rate of 1 124 13 the double sovereign or 2 weights 15 99. Design of the victoria young head full sovereign. The old head victorian coin also known as the veiled head due to the portrait featuring the monarch wearing a veil rather than a crown is generally the least valuable of the three versions.

Old head victorian gold sovereign value.