Description
The gold sovereign has a historic connection with the monarchy • This two coin set brings together the gold sovereign of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth-year, 1926, with the 2022 Platinum Jubilee (one year only design) commemorative BU sovereign
Her Late Majesty is the first British monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, and this two-coin set pays tribute to her remarkable achievement by pairing a 1926 gold sovereign – the year of her birth – with a 2022 Platinum Jubilee (one-year only design) BU commemorative sovereign. The differences between these two sovereigns just go to highlight what a remarkable reign she had!
The 1926 gold sovereign in this set features St George and the dragon and was minted when she was born – 1926 – and was a ‘currency’ sovereign from an era when the pound was backed by gold.
The second coin in the set was for this year’s Platinum Jubilee. St George has made way for a new design, one that has never before appeared on the gold sovereign! In his design, the heraldic artist Timothy Noad (who also created the design for the 2002 Golden Jubilee Sovereign!) depicts an interpretation of the Royal Arms – a quintessential emblem of the British monarch that has represented royalty for centuries.
This is the first time that the full British coat of arms has been depicted on a gold sovereign – ever!
