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 PR70 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.
The 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 PR70 DCAM