Historic treasures. Historic dated Sovereign...

Historic year-dated Sovereigns recall special memories and mark those moments that feel like yesterday.

What better coin to mark a significant moment than The Sovereign, the flagship coin of The Royal Mint? Highly collectable in its own right, The Sovereign, with over 500 years of history itself, is known all over the world for its famous St George and the dragon design by esteemed engraver Benedetto Pistrucci. The Sovereign is regarded as one of the world’s finest coins, held in high regard for the reliability of its 22 carat gold, its weight and quality carefully maintained by The Royal Mint.

It is impossible to imagine modern Britain without the influence of Queen Victoria and the era of incredible progress and innovation to which she lends her name. In 2019 The Royal Mint celebrates 200 years since her birth. Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born in 1819, rising to the throne as Queen Victoria in 1837 and reigning through a period of unprecedented change.

Crowned queen at just 18, Queen Victoria’s first coins were issued in 1838 and featured the ‘Young Head’ portrait by William Wyon RA on the obverse. Issued at the time of her Golden Jubilee in 1887, Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm’s ‘Jubilee Head’ was struck until 1893. That same year, the final portrait, by Sir Thomas Brock RA, was introduced. Referred to as the ‘Old Head’ or ‘Veiled Head’, the design shows Queen Victoria in her crown and veil and was struck until her death in 1901.

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