2017 Queen Elizabeth II Strike on the Day '200th Anniversary' Gold Sovereign SOTD (Victoria Reigns 1849) 'Godless due

(Victoria Reigns 1849) 'Godless due to the omission of the words Del Gratia'

All Queen Elizabeth II 5th Portrait proof and Piedfort sovereigns are struck at the Llantrisant mint in Wales

Launched October 2021 the series when complete will depict all 10 Tudor Beasts of Henry VIII which stand on guard at the entrance to the famous Kings favourite Palace Hampton Court

' below truncation denoting engraver Thomas Brock

Reverse Designer Matt Dent / Christian Davies

2017 Queen Elizabeth II Strike on the Day '200th Anniversary' Gold Sovereign SOTD (Victoria Reigns 1849) 'Godless due2017 Queen Elizabeth II Strike on the Day '200th Anniversary' Gold Sovereign Struck on 1st July 2017 this special on the day striking celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the the modern sovereign first struck in 1817 the coin was reborn as the embodiment of the newly introduced Gold Standard. Those first coins featured Benedetto Pistruccis St George and the dragon design, so highly regarded that it still appears on The Sovereign, 200 years on. This