Buy George V Sovereign Gold Coin

Overview

The George V Sovereign was minted by the Royal Mint from 1911-1932. George V reigned during a turbulent era for the Royal family and Great Britain. He reigned throughout World War I and during the Great Depression. It is for this reason that the production of the George V sovereigns was sporadic and does not span the duration of his reign, unlike his predecessors. These coins display a portrait of George V and on the reverse Benedetto Pistrucci's design of St. George and the Dragon. George V is remembered for changing the British Royal House from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor in 1917. H.G Wells notoriously wrote about the Royals' Germanic connection, stating it as an "alien and uninspiring court", George V famously replied: "I may be uninspiring, but I'll be damned if I'm alien!".

These coins benefit from being Capital Gains Tax (CGT) free. All UK gold and silver bullion coins manufactured by the Royal Mint are legal tender and are exempt from capital gains tax. Tax free coins are available to buy from ATS Bullion and these include Sovereigns, half Sovereigns, one ounce gold Britannia, half ounce gold Britannia and silver one ounce Britannia.

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1957-1968 Queen Elizabeth II Pre-decimal Sovereign

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The Elizabeth II pre-decimal Sovereign was minted between the years of 1957 and 1968. The coins feature a portrait of the young Queen, aged just 26 at her accession. The reverse displays Benedetto Pistrucci's design of St. George and the Dragon.

from £241.90

1893-1901 Victoria Old Head Sovereign

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The Victoria Old Head Sovereign was produced between 1893 and her death in 1901. The Old Head coins were designed by Thomas Brock. These coins officially displayed a later portrait of Queen Victoria and on the reverse, removed the previous design of the shield and adopted Benedetto Pistrucci's earlier design of St. George and the Dragon, which is still in use today.

from £247.10

1902-1910 Edward VII Sovereign

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These gold Sovereigns display the portrait of King Edward VII and on the reverse, Benedetto Pistrucci's design of St. George and the Dragon. King Edward ruled for only a short time, just eight years. He was the first monarch that embraced the idea of Royal public appearances and was noted by J.B. Priestly as being "the King England has known since the earlier 1660s". He was also colloquially known as the "peacemaker".

from £241.90

2012 Queen Elizabeth II Sovereign

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2012 marked the year of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and the Royal Mint issued an updated version of the classic St. George and the Dragon design to celebrate this. The coin has proved popular with collectors as well as for investment, as the 2012 Sovereign has a unique design compared to other years' editions.

from £242.50

1979 Gold Proof Sovereign Coin

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from £288.70

1887-1893 Victoria Jubilee Head Sovereign

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The Sovereign was first chartered by Henry VII in 1489. Its original design showed the King in full coronation regalia and on the reverse, the Tudor Rose, a reference to the union between the houses of Lancaster and York. The Victoria Jubilee Head was produced between 1887 and 1893 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. As part of the celebrations, the Royal Mint revived Benedetto Pistrucci's earlier design of St. George and the Dragon. The St. George design did not grace the half Sovereign until 1893.

from £247.10