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2003 gold Sovereign in the original Royal Mint card. This 2003 coin is one of 43,230 uncirculated Sovereigns confirmed to have been issued in this year, much lower than the published 100,000 coin issue limit. 2003 Sovereigns feature Ian Rank-Broadley's instantly recognisable portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, used on UK coins between 1998 and 2015. 2003 was the year that Her Majesty celebrated 50 years since her coronation. She succeeded to the throne following the passing of her father, George VI and was crowned the following year at Westminster Abbey. Rank-Broadley's portrait is paired with Benedetto Pistrucci's classic Saint George and the dragon design, created for the first milled Sovereigns of 1817. This modern Royal Mint coin conforms to the same specifications as those historic issues, being struck in 7.98 grams of 22-carat gold.
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Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II features on the obverse of this 'full' Sovereign with a legend around, which reads 'ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · FID · DEF'.
The reverse of this coin shows Saint George, mounted on a rearing horse, pointing his sword at a prone dragon. The 'B.P.' initials to the right of the date (2003) stand for Benedetto Pistrucci, who created this engraving in 1817.
British Sovereigns are struck to a strict specification in exactly 7.98 grams of 22-carat gold. Measuring 22.05 millimetres in diameter from milled edge to milled edge, this coin boasts a high-shine uncirculated finish.
While promotional material issued by The Royal Mint reports an issue limit of 100,000 for 2003 bullion Sovereigns, Spink's guide to British decimal coinage indicates that just 43,230 were actually issued.
This is a pre-owned carded coin issued by The Royal Mint in 2003. Please note that the card packaging does not fully encapsulate the coin.
