British Gold Sovereign Bullion Coin

These nickel-size gold bullion coins were struck worldwide at the height of the British Empire.

Each is 91.7% pure gold (22k) and contains .2354 troy ounce of pure gold. Condition of these pre-1932 gold coins we offer is Extremely Fine to Almost Mint.

British Gold Sovereigns

In 1816 the gold British Sovereign was first introduced, and as the British Empire expanded under Queen Victoria during the 1800’s, this coin came to be the world’s most widely distributed gold coin. Minted originally in London, the Sovereign came to be minted all over the world as Australia and South Africa came to be large gold producers. Mints in Pretoria, Bombay, Ottawa, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney turned out hundreds of millions of Sovereigns during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

Because of the huge output of gold Sovereigns at that time, and the fact that they have been traded and hoarded all over the world ever since, these roughly nickel-sized gold coins are available today at bullion prices. Although these coins are sometimes promoted as ‘scarce" and marked up outrageously by numismatic sales companies, in fact, they are currently available at bullion prices. These handsome coins portray the reigning monarch on one side, and Pestrucci's St. George and the Dragon on the other side.

Gold Sovereigns were struck in the traditional 22karat (.917 fine gold) as were most gold coins made for circulation. The coins weigh 8 grams and contain just under a quarter-ounce of gold (.2354 troy ounce)

As an international gold coin, the gold Sovereign has no equal. Whether in Cairo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Moscow, or nearly any spot on the globe, this coin commands instant recognition.