United Kingdom 2009 Executive Gold Sovereign Set.
Posted by chris on August 21st, 2010
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2009 EXECUTIVE GOLD SOVEREIGN SET.
THIS ISSUE HAD A LIMITED EDITION OF 950 - THIS SET IS No. 53.
THIS EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION FEATURES THE SOVEREIGN, HALF SOVEREIGN AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE QUARTER SOVEREIGN. EACH DENOMATION CARRIES ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS SINCE A VERSION OF St GEORGE AND THE DRAGON WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED BY PISTRUCCI FOR EACH COIN.USING THE HIGHLY SKILLED ENGRAVERS AT THE ROYAL MINT THE PRESERVED ORIGINAL DIES OF THE 1820′s HAVE BEEN USED TO STRIKE THE SOVEREIGN AND THIS IS THE ONLY COIN TO FEATURE THE PLUMMED HELMET MINUS ITS STREAMER. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1893 THAT PISTRUCCI’S ST GEORGE FINALLY APPEARED ON THE REVERSE OF THE HALF – SOVEREIGN. FINALLY THE QUARTER SOVEREIGN HAS BEEN INTRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2009. IT ALSO FEATURES BENEDETTO PISTRUCCI’S ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON DESIGN AND DIFFERS FROM THE SOVEREIGN IN THAT THE SAINT’S HELMET RETAINS ITS STREAMER.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS;
METAL; 22ct GOLD
SOVEREIGN; 7.99g
HALF SOVEREIGN; 3.99g
QUARTER SOVEREIGN; 1.997g
THE SET COMES IN ITS ROYAL MINT PRESENTATION BOX AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
NO RESERVE - I HAVE STARTED THE BIDDING AT £14.99
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