Gold Sovereigns
2006 Royal Mint
22 Carat Gold
The Royal Mint introduced Baby Set packaging on the bullion sovereign in 2006, the coin comes in a large case and is encapsulated to protect it. Considering that it costs very little more than the carded version, and provides far superior protection and presentation to the carded version, you would be mad not to buy them this way.
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The fifth portrait depicts a older bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a tiara, with the letters IRB below the truncation. Along with the introduction of the bullion sovereign came a vast reduction in mintage limits with the issue limit set at 250,000 for 2000 but lowered to 100,000 in subsequent years.
The portrait has been criticised for being quite flat and lacking in some detail on the gold bullion sovereigns, the mint responded by reworking both the obverse and the iconic St George dies in 2007.
First introduced in 1917, the George and Dragon reverse design is virtually unchanged since the Garter was removed on the sovereign of 1821.
The dragon has still not been slain.
Specifications
Sources
| Composition: | 91.67% Gold 8.33% Copper |
| Gold Content: | 0.2354 oz |
| Edge: | Reeded |
| Weight: | 7.9881 grams |
| Size: | 21.5 mm |
| Reverse: | Benedetto Pistrucci |
| Obverse: | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Chard Gold Sovereigns | The Royal Mint. |
The Sovereign Daniel Fearon & Brian Reeds 2001 Hilden Publications 17 Windmill Drive Croxley Green, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Token Publishing |
The Gold Sovereign Golden Jubilee Edition Michael A Marsh 2002 25A St Neots Rd Hardwick Cambrigeshire CB3 7QH United Kingdom |