On 6th May 2023, Britain’s sixty-fifth monarch, His Majesty King Charles III, undertook the sacred coronation ceremony and became the first British monarch to be crowned in the 21st century.
Not since 1953 have people lived through such an historic event, and many will not do so again. The world is a disparate place to that of the late Elizabeth II, but one that still holds dear the longstanding traditions of ceremony and celebration.
This is a great moment for Britain, and because of its significance, Royal Mint produced an exceptional proof gold sovereign celebrating this historic event, and for the first time, we are giving our clients the opportunity to own this remarkable coin…
Limited to just 15,000 coins worldwide, the 2023 Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III Gold Proof Sovereign features the official crowned portrait of His Majesty on the obverse, designed by Martin Jennings, capturing the essence of his coronation ceremony. In the design, King Charles III is shown wearing the Tudor Crown, which is featured on his royal cypher. The Tudor Crown, also known as Henry VIII’s Crown, was the imperial and state crown of all English monarchs until it was destroyed in 1649 during the Civil War.
The reverse side features St George and the dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci, an emblematic design harking back to 1817, which symbolises the triumph of courage and embodies the timeless spirit of British sovereignty. Based on a cameo carved by Lady Spencer, Pistrucci was chosen to create the design that would appear on the reverse of the new sovereign; the iconic battle between St George and the Dragon. In this design, St George appears naked, and as Benedetto was renowned for working from life, it was in fact an Italian waiter that posed for this role.
This depiction of St George vanquishing the dragon is one of, if not the, most renowned reverse designs on sovereign coins. This mythical tale of good triumphing over evil has such a long and illustrious association with the gold sovereign coin that the two are almost synonymous. For more than 200 years, this design has been used on the coins of every British monarch, except for William IV.
Weighing 7.99g of solid 22 carat gold, own a rare piece of British heritage and secure your Gold Proof Sovereign today HERE.