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1978 St George and the Dragon Full Sovereign Gold Coin PCGS MS66

SKU GELIZFS-012020
£2,199.95
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Royal Mint
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Year: 1978
Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)
Brands: British Sovereign
Denomination: Full Sovereign
Metal: Gold
Purity: .9167
Metal Content: 0.2354 Troy Ounce
Weight: 7.98 Grams
Diameter: 22.05mm
Quality: Bullion Uncirculated
Mintage: 6,550,000​ Worldwide
Grading Service: PCGS
Grade: MS66
Security: NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

In 1978 the Royal Mint released an Elizabeth II St George Slaying the Dragon Gold Full Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS66 with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology.

The Sovereign, deliberately created to convey the majesty and dignity of the English Throne, was first struck as a coin in 1489, during the reign of King Henry VII and was duly struck in turn by each of the Tudor Monarchs.

Shortly after the Stuart succession, however, James I brought the issue of the Sovereign to an end and it did not reappear for another 200 years.
The Coinage reform that followed the Napoleonic Wars brought the return of this magnificent coin and for the new Gold Sovereign of 1817, the traditional heraldic reverse was abandoned in favour of a St George and Dragon of classic beauty by Benedetto Pistrucci.

Now acclaimed as a masterpiece of numismatic art and famed throughout the world, Pistrucci's St George graces the Gold Full Sovereign of 1978.
The obverse features Arnold Machin's Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Limited Mintage of 6,550,000 Worldwide
  • St George Slaying the Dragon Reverse Designed by Benedetto Pistrucci
  • Full Sovereign Struck in Solid 22 Carat Gold
  • Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS66

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