Category: Numismatic
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Gold Sovereign “Victoria Dei Gratia” 1886.
The sovereign 1886 is a British gold coin minted under the reign of Queen Victoria at the colonial Australian branch mints in Melbourne and Sydney. The 1886 Queen Victoria “Young Head” with St George Back Gold Sovereigns, (originally a circulating coin, now a bullion coin) are now VAT free in UK and provided they were minted after 1817 and a legal tender coin, free from Capital Gains Tax for UK residents. They…
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Australian Gold Sovereign Reverses.
Australian Gold Sovereigns ST GEORGE Reverse. The St George reverse design we see on Australia’s gold sovereigns was first introduced during the reign of King George III in 1817. A certain Sir Joseph Banks suggested that the St George & Dragon theme would do well to remind the world of Britain’s victory over Napoleon in…
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South Africa Royal Mint Gold Sovereign.
Gold Sovereigns were minted at the Pretoria Mint from 1923 until 1932. These were produced at the PRETORIA Mint. The Rarest South African Gold Sovereigns are those minted in 1923, only 406 of those were minted. There were fairly low mintages of all South African Sovereigns and all are considered rare. The Mint at Pretoria…
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Canada Royal Mint Gold Sovereign.
Canadian Gold Sovereigns were minted at the Royal Mint in Ottawa. The Ottawa Mint began minting coins in 1908. British sovereigns were struck in Canada at the Ottawa mint between 1908 and 1919. Rare Gold Sovereigns ewre produced in Canada for the Royal Mint in the early 1900s The Canadian Mint at Ottawa only struck gold sovereigns for ten years…