"PCGS Worldwide Population of only 12 in PR70 DCAM"
1999 Royal Mint Pistrucci St George and the Dragon £5 Five Pound Sovereign Gold Proof Coin PCGS PR70 DCAM
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid 22 Carat Gold
Weight: 39.94 Grams / Diameter: 36.02mm
Quality: Gold Proof
Issue Limit: 991 Worldwide
Presentation: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM
In 1999 the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue St George and the Dragon £5 Five Pound Sovereign Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology.
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.