Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, ELIZABETH II (Third Issue) GOLD SOVEREIGN 1974 (S4204).
OBVERSE: Bust of the Queen facing right and wearing a coronet.
REVERSE: St. George with streamer flowing from helmet mounted and slaying the Dragon with a sword.
DESIGNERS: Obverse: Arnold Machin. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 5,002,566
RATING: C (M.Marsh).
1974 GOLD SOVEREIGN MS 66
NGC 6632287-003
Beautiful and bright GEM, with sharp strike clear surfaces and original luster.
The 1974 Elizabeth II Sovereign
The First Sovereign Struck After Decimalisation
The second definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was created by Arnold Machin and appeared on the United Kingdom’s new decimal coinage in 1968.
The first Sovereign to feature the new coinage portrait was not struck until 1974, making it the first Sovereign of the decimal era, and a 1974 Sovereign was the very last coin to be struck at our facility in Tower Hill, London.