Specifications:

"PCGS Worldwide Population of only 1 in PCGS MS70"

2001-U Royal Mint Pistrucci St George and the Dragon £5 Five Pound Sovereign Gold Coin PCGS MS70

Issuing Country: United Kingdom

Metal: Solid 22 Carat Gold

Weight: 39.94 Grams / Diameter: 36.02mm

Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated

Issue Limit: 789 Worldwide

Presentation: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS70

In 2001 the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue St George and the Dragon £5 Five Pound Sovereign Gold Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS70.

On the reverse it boasts Benedetto Pistrucci's classic portrayal of St George Slaying The Dragon which first appeared in 1817 when the Sovereign was revived as part of a wide ranging reform of coinage during the reign of George III.

Gold £5 Five Pound Coins were authorised at the same time but, although Proof specimens were subsequently struck, it was not until the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 that £5 Five Pound pieces were at last issued for circulation.

These Victorian £5 Five Pound pieces featured Edgar Boehm's portrait of the Queen, a portrait so much disliked that new designs were urgently called for.
There was no thought, however, of replacing Pistrucci's St George, a masterpiece of numismatic art that continues to grace the £5 Five Pound Gold Proof Crown Coins of 2001.
The obverse bears the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.

  • Limited Issue of 1,000 Coins Worldwide
  • Finished to Royal Mint's Brilliant Uncirculated Standard Struck in 22 Carat Gold
  • Features St George Slaying the Dragon by acclaimed designer Benedetto Pistrucci
  • Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS70