Win A United Kingdom Gold Proof Half Sovereign

Win A 2007 United Kingdom Gold Proof Half Sovereign.

22 carat uncirculated gold Half Sovereign from 2007. These Royal Mint coins date back to the time of the Tudor kings though the name is most associated with the modern Half Sovereign, first minted in 1817. These gold coins bore the face of George III and a reverse design that will be instantly recognisable to investors and collectors. Benedetto Pistrucci’s interpretation of Saint George, caught in the act of slaying a prone dragon, has been a perennial presence on Sovereigns down the decades and also features on the 2007 Half Sovereign. These coins do not bear a mark of their value on their face so this image of England’s patron saint is an easy identifier. The obverse of the 2007 Half Sovereign shows Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Her Majesty the Queen, in use on British coins between 1998 and 2015. Each of these coins conforms to long-established specifications, measuring 19.30 millimetres and composed of 3.99 grams of 22 (916.7) carat gold. That’s a pure gold content of 3.66 grams or .1177 troy ounces and exactly half the amount that a ‘full’ Sovereign contains.