"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.