2017 Great Britain Pistrucci Gold Proof Full Sovereign Coin Set Box Coa.
Specifications:
2017 Royal Mint British Pistrucci 200th Anniversary St George and the Dragon Garter Gold Proof Full Sovereign Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid 22 Carat Gold
Weight: 7.98 Grams / Diameter: 22.05mm
Quality: Gold Proof
Issue Limit: 10,500 Worldwide
Presentation: Original Royal Mint Box, Booklet and it's Certificate of Authenticity
For 2017 to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Pistrucci's Reverse Design from 1817, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue St George and the Dragon Gold Proof Full Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold based on the 1817 Garter Sovereign design. Each of the 22 Carat Gold Proof Sovereigns have been struck with tools remastered from Pistrucci's original, feature the legendary St George and the Dragon reverse sovereign design from 1817 designed by Benedetto Pistrucci, together with the Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty, The Queen by Jody Clark on the obverse. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.