Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign 1838-1874: Five Facts
It’s the third instalment of the five facts about the Twelve Greatest Sovereigns blog series, and this time, we’re looking at the Queen Victoria Gold Sovereign of 1838-1874…
All you need to know about Royal Cyphers
A royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country’s reigning King or Queen. Often, royal cyphers consist of the initials of a monarch’s name and title, sometimes interlocking, and with a crown sat above. Royal cyphers usually appear on letter boxes, government buildings and State documents. In Britain, they are also often […]
The 2023 King Charles III Coronation Gold Sovereign
- The first gold sovereign ever to feature a special design to commemorate the coronation of a British monarch
- Limited to only 1,599
- Highest possible proof quality
- Struck in solid 22 carat gold
- Exclusive to Hattons of London
- VAT exempt
The 2023 King Charles III Accession Sovereign Range
This is a great moment in British history: we have a new monarch for the first time in over seventy years, and our first king since the mid-twentieth century. There are generations alive today for whom this will be the first time they have uttered the words “God save the king”. In this day-and-age of […]
The Changing Faces of Coin Portraiture
In an age filled with television, social media and all of the technology we could ask for, it’s hard to imagine a time where people couldn’t ‘virtually’ see each other, including their own Monarch or leader. However, centuries ago most people would have only seen the face of their leader on a coin, with the […]
Q&A with Coin Designer Jody Clark
The 2023 King Charles III Greatest Monarchs Gold Sovereign Series features a portrait of King Charles III by artist Jody Clark. Jody Clark also designed the Fifth (and final) Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II which appeared on all of her British coinage from mid-2015 to last year. Jody has created some incredible designs for Hattons […]
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