1996 St George and the Dragon £5 Five Pound Sovereign Gold Proof Coin PCGS PR69 DCAM
In 1996 the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue St George and the Dragon £5 Five Pound Sovereign Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology.
On the reverse it boasts Benedetto Pistrucci's classic portrayal of St George Slaying The Dragon which first appeared in 1817 when the Sovereign was revived as part of a wide ranging reform of coinage during the reign of George III.
Gold £5 Five Pound Coins were authorised at the same time but, although Proof specimens were subsequently struck, it was not until the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 that £5 Five Pound pieces were at last issued for circulation.
These Victorian £5 Five Pound pieces featured Edgar Boehm's portrait of the Queen, a portrait so much disliked that new designs were urgently called for.
There was no thought, however, of replacing Pistrucci's St George, a masterpiece of numismatic art that continues to grace the £5 Five Pound Gold Proof Crown Coins of 1996.
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he obverse bears the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
- Limited Mintage of 742 Worldwide
- Five Pound Gold Sovereign Minted in 22 Carat Gold
- Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
- Features St George Slaying the Dragon Designed by Benedetto Pistrucci
- Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM
