Product Information

The three-coin sovereign set includes the half-sovereign, sovereign and double-sovereign, each of the coins featuring Pistrucci's famous St George and the dragon design. All have been struck to exacting Proof standard in 22 carat gold. Their beauty is futrther enhanced by the frosted relief, a technique employed exclusively for Proof coins. Each set is beautifully housed in a luxurious walnut-veneer presentation case and is completed with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity attesting to the strict issue linmit of 750.

Background & History

What has, undoubtedly, elevated the sovereign to its current status is the timeless neo-classical design of St George and the dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci. This rendering has inspired and fascinated artists for centuries and was first used on the nineteenth-century gold sovereigns of George III. Another endearing feature of the sovereign is the unquestionable fineness and accuracy. For centuries the sovereign set the standard against which all other coins were measured. Today the 2008 Gold Proof Sovereign is minted to the exact weight and fineness of the first modern sovereign of 1817.