Quarter Sovereign
- Order your 'The Dragon Attacks' Quarter Sovereign today for just £275! Struck in solid 22-carat Gold and to Proof quality, the highest quality possible, each of these quarter sovereigns will be remembered as being the first-ever to depict the dragon fighting back.Never again will any sovereign be able to claim such an accolade and as numismatic firsts are amongst the most.
- The gold quarter sovereign was introduced in 1853 and was the currency equivalent to five shillings. Although the coin wasn’t popular during this time due to the coin being very small, difficult to handle and concerns about the item wearing very quickly.
- The quarter sovereign will commence in 2009, although there were a small number of patterns issued in 1853. We are not aware of any evidence that the expression 'double sovereign' was ever used until relatively recent years.
Quarter Sovereign 2016 Gold Proof Coin 22Ct. Ending Wednesday at 5:09PM BST. Quarter sovereign. In 1853 the Royal Mint had produced two patterns for a gold 5-shilling coin for circulation use, one denominated as five shillings and the other as a quarter sovereign, but this coin never went into production, in part due to concerns about the small size of the coin and likely wear in circulation.
Quarter SovereignsA new denomination in the gold sovereign series. 2009 was the first time a gold quarter sovereign has ever been issued, apart from two patterns produced in 1853.
Uncirculated Quarter Sovereigns
We are able to offer extremely competitive prices, especially on quantity deals. Please phone for prices and availability.
Gold Proof Quarter Sovereigns
Gold proof quarter sovereigns are still supplied to the trade and we are able to offer discounts on the official Royal Mint issue price.According to the Royal Mint:
The coinage reform in the reign of George III made no provision for a quarter-sovereign, the denomination of five shillings being satisfactorily served by the large silver crown piece. By 1853, however, there was a perceived need for a more conveniently-sized coin of five shillings and, in initial trials, attractive little quarter-sovereigns were struck as pattern pieces.
The quarter-sovereign pattern pieces of 1853 bore the lovely Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria while two different reverse designs were considered.
The first reverse design features a Crowned Royal Shield of Arms with the text 'QUARTER SOVEREIGN 1853' around the edge
The second reverse design features the text of the proposed denomination and text in the center - 'FIVE SHILLINGS 1853' whilst a crown features at the top and a thistle, rose and clover features at the bottom of the reverse.
The proposal was abandoned probably because the coin was so small it could far too easily be lost between a thumb and forefinger. There was also likely to be the problem that it would wear too fast in circulation as was indeed the case with the half sovereign.
Those exquisite Victorian trial pieces now form a treasured part of the Royal Mint collection.
Now in 2009, a quarter sovereign has been made available to collectors for the very first time. Since it takes its place in the sovereign family, Benedetto Pistrucci's St George and the dragon design features on the reverse while the obverse bears the portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank- Broadley FRBS.
How Much Gold Is In A Quarter Sovereign
COIN SPECIFICATIONS| Denomination: | Quarter Sovereign |
| Alloy: | 0.9167 Au |
| Weight: | 1.99g |
| Diameter: | 13.50mm |
| Obverse Designer: | Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS |
| Reverse Designer: | Benedetto Pistrucci |
| Quality: | Proof |
| MaximumCoin Mintage: | 25,000 |
| Product Issue Limit: | 10,000 |
Price Of Gold Sovereigns Today
Issue Limits
As the last part of the Mint's table is confusing, we will clarify it by explaining that issue limit for the proof is 10,000 pieces, and for the 'bullion' version 25,000 pieces.
| Denomination | Diameter | Weight | AGW* | Description |
| Quarter Sovereign | 13.50 | 1.997 | 0.0588 | St George & Dragon |
Notes on Table
Weight = gross weight in grams.
*AGW = Actual intrinsic gold weight in troy ounces.
2009 Quarter Sovereigns
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2011 Quarter Sovereigns
2012 Quarter Sovereigns
2013 Quarter Sovereigns
2014 Quarter Sovereigns
2015 Quarter Sovereigns
2016 Quarter Sovereigns
2017 Quarter Sovereigns
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