Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid 22 Carat Gold
Weight: 15.98 Grams / Diameter: 28.40mm
Quality: Gold Proof
Issue Limit: 835 Worldwide
Presentation: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR68 DCAM
In 2015 the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue St George and the Dragon £2 Two Pound Gold Proof Double Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR68 DCAM.
It was to be twice the weight of the Sovereign and was intended to replace the two guinea piece. But, like the two guineas, Double Sovereigns were not struck in large numbers for circulation, though special Proof issues have occasionally been made for collectors.
The reverse of the 2015 Gold Proof Double Sovereign Coin depicts Benedetto Pistrucci's classic portrayal of St George and the Dragon.
The historic design first appeared on the George III Sovereign of 1817 and is now acclaimed throughout the world as a masterpiece of numismatic art.
The obverse bears the elegant Fourth Portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
- Limited Mintage of 835 Worldwide
- £2 Two Pound Double Sovereign Minted in 22 Carat Gold
- Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
- Features St George Slaying the Dragon Designed by Benedetto Pistrucci
- Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR68 DCAM