Young Head Shield Sovereign

Overview

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 Young Head Sovereign was produced between 1838 and 1887. An interesting fact about the Young Head coins - they are the only Sovereign to run concurrently with two differing designs on the reverse. Both the coins have a portrait of the young Victoria, however from 1838 to 1887 the design on the obverse displayed a heraldic shield. From 1871 to 1887 the Royal Mint revived a Benedetto Pistrucci's earlier design of St. George and the Dragon. To find out more about mint marks, Victorian Sovereign mintage and where they were made visit our Sovereign Coin Directory.

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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Gold Sovereigns - Best Price

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These Sovereigns are from a mixture of dates and monarchs. The picture is an illustration of the variety of Sovereigns available and may not necessarily reflect the Sovereigns you will receive. If you are looking for a particular year or monarch please visit our Sovereign page or contact us on 020 7240 40 41 to speak to a bullion dealer.

from £304.70

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 £319.60

1871-1887 Victoria Young Head Sovereign with St. George reverse

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Victoria Young Head Sovereign with St. George reverse

from £328.60

2003 Queen Elizabeth II Sovereign

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This Sovereign was produced by the Royal Mint for the year 2003. The coin like its other recent counterparts, display a portrait of an older Queen Elizabeth II, the fourth separate depiction of Her Majesty. On the reverse, the standard design of St. George and the Dragon, designed by Benedetto Pistrucci. 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. CGT free coins are available to buy from ATS Bullion and these include Sovereigns, half Sovereigns and gold and silver Britannia's. To find out more about Capital Gains Tax - view our article Capital Gains Tax and Gold Bullion: What you need to know. Can't find what you are looking for? If you are looking for a particular dated sovereign or any other coin for that matter, why not get in contact with one our trained bullion dealers on 020 7240 4040.

from £313.70

2014 Queen Elizabeth II Sovereign

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This Sovereign was produced by the Royal Mint in 2014. The coin features a portrait of an older Queen Elizabeth II, the fourth separate depiction of Her Majesty. The reverse displays Benedetto Pistrucci's design of St. George and the Dragon.

from £313.70

1911-1932 George V Sovereign

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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!".

from £312.90