This coin is minted from the purest possible 22 carat rose gold alloy
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the last gold sovereign minted in Britain during the Gold Standard era – the last ‘currency’ sovereign ever minted here. During the Gold Standard era, sovereigns were minted in rose gold alloys
A brand new version of the famous St George and the dragon design has been created for this special rose gold sovereign by Jody Clark, whose portrait of His Majesty King Charles III appears on the obverse side
The world’s first sovereign coins minted from gold certified to be 100% recycled!
The coins feature a design in the style of the gold ‘Carolus’ coins of the King’s 17th-century predecessor and namesake, King Charles I, making an intriguing historic connection between British monarchs some four centuries apart
This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The design features the right section of the superb side view of Flying Scotsman as it was when it first went on display to the public in 1924, colour-overlaid, along with the name FLYING SCOTSMAN and the date 2024, denoting the 100th anniversary of its naming
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
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.
Triple-finish Proof minting creates a formation of RAF personnel by using three finishes: sculpted and frosted, silhouetted and mirror, silhouetted and frosted
Design recalls the State funeral and military procession with which our nation laid to rest our longest reigning monarch