A British gold sovereign is one of the world’s most famous coins and, classically beautiful, makes an absolutely fabulous gift for a newborn. The coin comes in a pretty gift case and is accompanied by an illustrated gift booklet with room to record all those important Baby details as well as your own message to the newborn.
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The Gold Sovereign
Few gold coins enjoy such enduring popularity as the British sovereign. Its classically beautiful reverse is recognised all over the world and remains a symbol of uncompromising standards and minting excellence. Pistrucci’s masterpiece claims its rightful place once again on the sovereign family of 2010 to delight collectors and to make perfect gifts of gold.
The Queen’s Portrait
The gold sovereign of 2010 carries the acclaimed portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS.
St George and the dragon
‘I have thought it desirable to employ Mr Pistrucci, an artist of the greatest celebrity’
So wrote William Wellesley Pole in a letter to the Treasury in 1816. The Master of the Mint was overseeing a great reform of the coinage and wanted British coins not only to be perfectly produced but also to be works of art in their own right. Benedetto Pistrucci was to prove a wise choice. He engraved a series of remarkable portraits of George III and, for the new gold sovereign, created a design of such classic beauty that it has endured to this day.
Please note: the gold sovereign of 2010, struck to bullion standard, is subject to a maximum coin mintage of 250,000.