In 2004 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Westminster in conjunction with the Royal Mint released a special Limited Issue Gold Proof Full Sovereign Coin First Day Cover struck in solid 22 Carat Gold.
The cover has the Royal Mail D-Day Stamp issues and miniature France and Germany Star Campaign Medal. The cachet depicts, in stark reality, the horrors of that landing, while the personal photographs are of Eddie Hannath MBE, the man who individually handwritten signature makes this cover all the more sought after. Pistrucci's St George and The Dragon, seemingly inseparable from the British Sovereign, is acclaimed throughout the world as a masterpiece of numismatic art.
It's appeal has been so enduring that, with the sole exception of the special 1989 commemorative coins, it has graced the reverse of nearly every British sovereign since Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The reverse design of the 2004 Gold Proof Sovereign features Pistrucci's St George and The Dragon. The obverse is Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of the Queen. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 950 Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof QualityStruck in Solid 22 Carat Gold
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings
