Country of Origin: Great Britian
500th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST GOLD SOVEREIGN 1489-1989
FIVE POUNDS SOVEREIGN COIN CERTIFIED BY NGC MINT STATE 69 DEEP PROOFLIKE
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 SHIELD OF THE 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.
CONTAINS 39.94 GRAMS OF .917 FINE GOLD (1.1775 OZ AGW)
36 MM IN DIAMETER
5,000 ESTIMATED MINTAGE!
