Sovereign Dates

The gold sovereign is struck in 22 carat gold, it’s 22mm diameter and weighs 7.98 grams of gold. the actual gold content of 7.315 grams and it weighs 0.2354 of Troy Ounces.

The design in which everyone associates the modern gold sovereign was first introduced in 1817 by George III.

Below are the dates in which sovereigns were produced for circulation or for collectors.

A couple of dates are missing, for example Edward VIII sovereigns as there are less than a handful known and they were struck as trial pieces.

GEORGE III

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Obverse = George III has a laureate head, GEORGIUS III D:G: BRITANNIAR:REX F:D: (Date)
Reverse = St. George & dragon inside a garter. HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE

Dates: 1817,   1818,   1819,   1820   

 

GEORGE IV

There were two different designs of sovereigns issued for George IV.

First Head
This portrait and the reverse St George and the dragon were engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci.

Image Courtesy of William Basakinci

Obverse =George IIII has a laureate head, GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR REX F:D:
Reverse = St. George & dragon. Date in the exergeu

Second “Bare” Head
This portrait was engraved by William Wyon, from an original by Chantrey. On this George IV is not wearing laureate leaves. The reverse dies were engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen.

Dates: 1821,   1822,   1823,   1824,   1825,   1826,   1827,  
1828 (Rare),    1829,   1830   

WILLIAM IV

Obverse =George III has a laureate head, GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR REX F:D:
Reverse = St. George & dragon. ANNO – DATE

Dates: 1831,   1832,   1833,   1835,   1836,   1837   

 

VICTORIA

Young head obverse, Shield reverse type of sovereign

1838,   1839,   1841,   1842,   1843,   1844,   1845,   1846,   1847,   1848,   1849,   1850,   1851,   1852,   1853,   1854,   1855,   1856,   1857,   1858,   1859,   1860,   1861,   1862,   1863,   1864,   1865,   1866,   1868,   1869,   1870,   1871,   1871,   1872,   1872,   1873,   1873,   1874,   1875,   1876,   1877,   1878,   1879,   1880,   1881,   1882,   1883,   1884,   1885,   1886,   1887

Young head obverse, St. George reverse type of sovereign

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1874,   1875,   1875,   1876,   1877,   1878,   1879,   1880,   1881,   1882,   1883,   1884,   1885,   1886,   1887   

 

Jubilee head obverse, St. George reverse type of sovereign

1887,   1888,   1889,   1890,   1891,   1892,   1893,  

Old head obverse, St. George reverse type of sovereign

 

1893,   1894,   1895,   1896,   1897,   1898,   1899,   1900,   1901,

 

EDWARD VII

1902,   1903,  1904,   1905,   1906,   1907,   1908,   1909,   1910

           

GEORGE V

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1911,   1912,   1913,   1914,   1915,   1916,   1917,   1918,   1919,   1920,   1921,   1922,   1923,   1924,   1925,   1926,   1927,   1928,   1929,   1930,   1931,   1932   

 

GEORGE VI

1937 Proof Only

 

ELIZABETH II

1953    Very Rare

1957,   1958,   1959,   1962,   1963,   1964,   1965,  

 

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1966,   1967,   1968,   1974,   1976,   1978,  

Image Courtesy of HistoricCoinage.com

1979,  1980,   1981,   1982,   1983 Proof Only,      

1984 Proof Only,       1985 Proof Only,      

1986 Proof Only,       1987 Proof Only,      

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1988 Proof Only,       1989 Proof Only,      

1990 Proof Only,       1991 Proof Only,

1992 Proof Only,       1993 Proof Only,      

1994 Proof Only,       1995 Proof Only,      

1996 Proof Only,       1997 Proof Only

1998 Proof Only,       1999 Proof Only,

2000,   2001,   2002,   2003,   2004,   2005,  

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2006,   2007,  2008,   2009,   2010,   2011

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