UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
REIGN OF ELIZABETH II (1952-PRESENT)
500TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST GOLD SOVEREIGN 1489-1989
FIVE POUNDSÂ SOVEREIGN COIN CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOFÂ 69 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: WITHIN BEADED CIRCLE, FULL PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH II FACING AND CROWNED AND SCEPTRED ON THE CORONATION THRONE; OUTER LEGEND IN MEDIEVAL CALLIGRAPHIC SCRIPT.
REV: WITHIN BEADED CIRCLE, CROWNED QUARTERED SHIELDÂ OF THEÂ ROYAL ARMS WITHIN TUDOR ROSE.
KM # 958
THE FIRST SOVEREIGN WAS STRUCK FOR KING HENRY VII, OF THE TUDOR DYNASTY (REIGNED 1485-1509). SOVEREIGN COINAGE WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1604, BUT REINTRODUCED IN 1817 AND BECAME THE GOLD COIN STANDARD IN BRITAIN AND THE U.S.
CONTAINSÂ 39.94 GRAMS OFÂ .917 FINE GOLD (1.1775 OZ AGW)
36Â MMÂ IN DIAMETER
5,000 ESTIMATED MINTAGE!
