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The 2019 Queen Victoria 200th Anniversary 24 Carat Gold Half and Full Sovereign Set

£1,549.00

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  • World first – the first 24 carat gold sovereign set
  • Struck in solid 24 carat gold
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The 2019 Queen Victoria 200th Anniversary 24 Carat Gold Half and Full Sovereign Set – the first sovereigns ever in 24 carat gold!

This month Britain marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of our all time greatest monarchs. Victoria became queen at just eighteen years of age and in an era of all-powerful men, she became a colossus, ruling the greatest empire the world has ever known.

Her reign was also one of the greatest eras in the history of the gold sovereign coinage itself, so it is fitting that a truly exceptional sovereign coin should provide this 200th commemoration of her birth.

WORLD’S FIRST 24 CARAT GOLD SOVEREIGNS – PURER THAN ANY BEFORE!

Queen Victoria is celebrated for her personal virtues, qualities that contributed much to the British sense of equity, duty and fair play. As a tribute to this, these new coins are of greater purity – literally – than all others that have gone before them.

While sovereigns are customarily minted in 22 carat gold (91.67% pure), these new coins are minted from 24 carat gold – an exciting 99.99% pure!

This is certain to create considerable demand – and not just from coin collectors, but also from those who want a world first sovereign!

WITH A DESIGN INSPIRED BY OF ONE OF HER REIGN’S MOST ENIGMATIC COINS

The design chosen for this new coin is one of the greatest from  the Victorian era. The design features Queen Victoria as the princess Una, with the British lion, an adaptation from Edmund Spenser’s epic 16th century poem ‘The Faerie Queen’.  It appeared on the first commemorative five pound gold coin of her reign, of 1839.

Despite its beauty, very few people have ever seen one of these 1839 originals. This is because they were never widely released: they were sold to collectors, and at a premium over their face value. The exact number struck is not known but it is believed to be only 400.

This is why today, when an original becomes available, at auction or by private sale, they fetch anywhere up to £265,000!

So it’s easy to see why this new 2019 commemorative sovereign, a world first in 24  carat gold, and with its design from a great rarity of the Victorian era, will be popular.  For many collectors this will be an exciting first opportunity to add this enigmatic coin design to their collection.

SOVEREIGNS: ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT COINS, STILL MINTED TODAY

First struck in 1817, the sovereign was the greatest gold coin of its era. Queen Victoria’s reign was the greatest age for the sovereign, at one point being legal tender in more than 30 nations and territories around the world, and accepted in even more.

That global acceptance was a result of its unparalleled reliability of purity and weight.  Even today, just the mention of the word ‘sovereign’ evokes feelings of pride and security in the minds of
most of us.

Although now long gone from circulation, sovereign coins are still struck for those interested in owning gold.  And they even have special tax status within Britain: they can be bought without paying any VAT.

SOVEREIGN IS A WORLD’S FIRST

Authorised by Alderney, and approved by both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Buckingham Palace, it is a wonderful celebration – and a world first one at that – of one of our greatest monarchs.

Comes in a luxury presentation box with a space to put your 2019 Queen Victoria 200th Anniversary 24 Carat Gold Quarter Sovereign along side the half sovereign and sovereign.

Additional information

Denomination

Half sovereign and sovereign

Year of Issue

2019

Metal type

99.99% pure 24 carat gold

Weight

Half Sovereign: 3.67g. Full Sovereign: 7.34g, Half Sovereign: 3.67g. Sovereign: 7.34g

Issuing Authority

Alderney

Accompanied by

The half sovereign and sovereign comes in a luxury presentation case with space for your quarter sovereign. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity

Payment Information

Coin price: £1,549

Postage and Packing: Included

Instalments available: 2, 3 or 4

First instalment: £349
(payable today)

Subsequent instalments: £1,200 (2 instalments)

                                              £600 (3 instalments)

                                              £400 (4 instalments)

VAT: Exempt

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