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Bullion Gold Sovereigns

1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill

1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill
1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill
1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill
1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill
1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill
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1915 Half Sovereign & 1925 Gold Sovereign End Of A Era Tower Hill

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  • A two-coin set including a 1915 Half-Sovereign and 1925 Sovereign
  • Excellent examples of the Sovereigns minted at Tower Hill marking the end of the era for the circulating sovereign
  • Struck in 22 carat gold with the iconic St George and the dragon reverse
  • From The Royal Mint – home of The Sovereign

SPECIFICATION

End of an Era Sovereign Set

Specification 3.99 grams
Alloy 22 Carat Gold 
Reverse Designer Benedetto Pistrucci 
Obverse Designer Bertram MacKennal 
Year 1915 
Pure Metal Type Gold 
Specification Value

1925 Sovereign

Specification 7.98 Grams
Alloy 22 Carat Gold 
Reverse Designer Benedetto Pistrucci 
Obverse Designer Bertram MacKennal 
Year 1925 
Pure Metal Type Gold 

Capturing a Moment in Minting History

A Tribute to the Last Sovereigns of Tower Hill 

With a rich history that stretches back more than 500 years, The Sovereign has been subject to many reinventions. However, at the outbreak of the First World War, The Sovereign became an early casualty in the decline of gold coin production. This two-coin set pairs the 1915 Half-Sovereign and the 1925 Sovereign, marking the end of The Sovereign’s heyday as a circulating coin.

When The Royal Mint relocated to Tower Hill at the height of the Industrial Revolution in 1811, minting entered a new era. The new site was equipped with the latest in modern steam-driven machinery and workers benefitted from a more efficient layout. Gold and silver coins were struck at Tower Hill for more than a century, as The Royal Mint substantially increased production to meet ever-increasing demands for coinage.

However, by 1915 Britain was gripped by war and regular production of gold coins at Tower Hill began declining as gold reserves were channelled to the front line. The Sovereign was one of the first coins to be replaced by banknotes, with many of the last gold Sovereign coins that survived the war melted down to pay off war debts to the United States.

This set provides a piece of British minting history direct from the original maker, The Royal Mint, capturing the final moments before gold disappeared from British circulating coinage forever.

  • Coin Weight:
    7.98 grams
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  • Brand:
    1925 gold sovereign
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