This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
Comprised of six coins: the one-eighth sovereign which shows a head-on view of Flying Scotsman as it was when it first went on display to the public in 1924. Also included are the quarter sovereign, half sovereign and sovereign which feature a superb three-coin side view of the locomotive and tender. Plus the double sovereign and five pound sovereign
The image of Flying Scotsman is struck onto the coin and is then colour-overlaid with the 1924 livery in green, black and red
Comes in a luxury presentation case with a numbered plaque and certificate of authenticity
This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
Comprised of four coins: the one-eighth sovereign which shows a head-on view of Flying Scotsman as it was when it first went on display to the public in 1924. Also included are the quarter sovereign, half sovereign and sovereign which feature a superb three-coin side view of the locomotive and tender
The image of Flying Scotsman is struck onto the coin and is then colour-overlaid with the 1924 livery in green, black and red
Comes in a luxury presentation case with a numbered plaque and numbered certificate of authenticity
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
This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The five sovereign design features a side view of Flying Scotsman, with a large ‘100’ above and a pattern inspired by the clock tower at King’s Cross Station, the southern 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
This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The fifty pound sovereign design features a side view of Flying Scotsman, with a large ‘100’ above and a pattern inspired by the stonework in York Minster’s Rose Window, which is one of the stops along 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
This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The fifty pound sovereign design features a side view of Flying Scotsman, with a large ‘100’ above and a pattern inspired by the curved wrought-iron ribbed arched roof of Newcastle Central Station, one of the stations along 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 one eighth sovereign has been minted in mainland Europe for the very first time. Struck at the Royal Dutch Mint in the Netherlands, one of the nations that was liberated in the months following D-Day
The reverse depicts figures of Britannia and Liberty, advancing to the east, the first time they have appeared together on a sovereign coin.
The one eighth sovereign has been minted in mainland Europe for the very first time. Struck at the Royal Dutch Mint in the Netherlands, one of the nations that was liberated in the months following D-Day
The reverse depicts figures of Britannia and Liberty, advancing to the east, the first time they have appeared together on a sovereign coin.