For the first time since 1839 a new version of the iconic Una and the Lion design on the gold one-eighth sovereign, and now featuring Queen Elizabeth II as
Una.
This is also the first coin of this denomination ever to celebrate one of Her Majesty’s milestone birthdays – her 95th birthday.
Both sides are the work of the same designer, Jody Clark
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.