Sovereign (British coin)
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The sovereign is a British sterling gold coin with a nominal value of one pound, and contains 0.2354 troy ounces of pure gold. Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted
Sovereign of Queen Mary I, c. 1553
A £1 note issued in 1814 by the Gloucester Old Bank
1817 sovereign of George III
The sovereign replaced the guinea (pictured).
Sovereign (English coin)
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The sovereign was a gold coin of the Kingdom of England first issued in 1489 under King Henry VII. The coin had a nominal value of one pound sterling, or twenty shillings. The sovereign was primarily
Sovereign (British coin)
…the Dragon on the reverse; the initials (B P) of the designer, Benedetto Pistrucci, are visible to the right of the date. The coin was named after the English gold sovereign, which was last minted about 1603, and originated as part of the Great Recoinage of 1816. Many in Parliament believed a one-pound coin should be issued…
