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1979 Gold Sovereign Coin Elizabeth II Second Portrait - Pistrucci St George

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1979 Gold Sovereign Coin Elizabeth II Second Portrait - Pistrucci St George – obverse

1979 Gold Sovereign Coin Elizabeth II Second Portrait - Pistrucci St George – reverse

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Year

1979

Series

Sovereign - Bullion

Metal

Gold

Weight

0.257 oz

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Description

The 1979 Gold Sovereign was struck by The Royal Mint in 22-carat gold during the Arnold Machin portrait era of Queen Elizabeth II. It has the established full Sovereign specification of approximately 0.257 troy oz gross weight, containing around 0.2352 troy oz of fine gold, with a diameter of 22.05 mm. The obverse features Arnold Machin's second definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The reverse carries Benedetto Pistrucci's classic depiction of St George and the dragon. The 1979 issue closes the pre-1980 bullion-standard date run and forms the bridge into the modern annual Sovereign programme of the 1980s.

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