| SOVEREIGNS. The first English gold sovereigns were minted by Henry VII (1489) nominally of value one pound. Sovereigns continue to be
minted. The modern British sovereign includes a classical design, with an underlying political victory statement, by Benedetto Pistrucci - Saint George (England) slaying the dragon (the "monster of Europe" otherwise Napoleon Bonaparte). As well as in London (UK) sovereigns were also minted at Ottawa (Canada); Bombay (India); Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth (Australia); and Pretoria (South Africa) - these have small mintmarks identifying the mint. Specifications for modern British sovereigns (from 1817 onwards): diameter 22.05 mm; weight 7.98 gm; 22 carat gold (91.7%); gold content 0.2354 troy ounces.
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| THUMBNAIL IMAGE/IDENTIFIER | DATE/MONARCH | GRADE/LARGE IMAGE | COMMENTS/PRICE (S - Seaby) |
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1872 Victoria Young Head | VF/nEF SOVEREIGN IMAGE | London mint, S3856A £112.50 |
SOV2 |
1892 Victoria Jubilee Head | gVF/nEF SOVEREIGN IMAGE | Melbourne mint, S3867C £112.50 |
SOV3 |
1894 Victoria Old Head | nEF SOVEREIGN IMAGE | Melbourne mint, S3875 £112.50 |
SOV4 |
1895 Victoria Old Head | nUNC SOVEREIGN IMAGE | Melbourne mint, S3875 £117.50 |
SOV5 |
1897 Victoria Old Head | EF SOVEREIGN IMAGE | Sydney mint, S3877 £112.50 |
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