This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The double sovereign design features a side view of Flying Scotsman, with a large ‘100’ above and a pattern inspired by the glazed roof dome at Edinburgh Waverley Station, the northern terminus of the Flying Scotsman route
The image of Flying Scotsman is struck onto the coin and is then colour-overlaid with the 1924 livery in green, black and red
The first sovereign ever to feature genuine metal from a World War Two Spitfire laid into the design.
The central design shows a ‘plan view’ of the Hawker Hurricane from both the air and the ground, inspired by the Spotter Cards used by the public during the War
The first double sovereign ever to feature genuine metal from a World War Two Spitfire laid into the design.
The central design shows a ‘plan view’ of the Wellington from both the air and the ground, inspired by the Spotter Cards used by the public during the War
This is the first time that the design on commemorative gold sovereign coins has ever replaced St George with the monarch, alongside the dragon.
The design is by accomplished artist Jody Clark, who also designed the portrait of King Charles III on the obverse. In this modern interpretation, rather than vanquish the dragon, the King appears to have tamed it.
Commemorating King Charles’ first 500 regnal days
The year-date 2024, in which King Charles III reaches his 500-day regnal milestone, appears on the reverse side in Roman numerals ‘MMXXIV’.
Both the portrait of the king on the obverse side, and St George on the reverse side, are by Jody Clark
The new design is accompanied by the year-date of the first double sovereign in Roman numerals ‘‘MDCCCXXIII’, as a tribute to the original coin of 1823.
The King George V 1935 Silver Crown for the Silver (25th) Jubilee of reign which featured a one-off Art Deco interpretation of St George and the dragon
The King George VI 1937 Silver Crown for his Coronation which featured a traditional approach to the Coat of Arms, and was the last silver crown coin ever to circulate in Britain
The Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Crown for her Coronation which featured a portrait of the young queen on horseback
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