"PCGS Worldwide Population of only 11 in PR70 DCAM"
1994 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: 918 Worldwide
Presentation: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM
In 1994 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.
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.