In 2017 to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Pistrucci's Reverse Design from 1817, 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 First Strike.
Each of the 22 Carat
Gold Proof Sovereigns features the legendary
St George and the Dragon reverse from 1817 designed by
Benedetto Pistrucci , together with the
Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty, The Queen by
Jody Clark on the obverse.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.