Owner Comments:
GT. BRITAIN, QUEEN ELIZABETH II GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN 1989
(S 4272).
OBVERSE: The enthroned effigy of the Queen facing and seated, wearing a crown and robed in superb regal splendour.
REVERSE: The Royal Arms placed in the centre of a large Tudor rose with the crown above.
DESIGNER: Bernard Sindall.
DIAMETER: 22.05mm.
WEIGHT: 7.998 g.
FINENESS: 22 carat.
MILLESIMAL FINENESS: 916.66.
EDGE: Milled.
MINTAGE: 10535
RATING: C
ELIZABETH II, 1989 GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN
In modern decimal times the Mint has released figures of how many coins of a commemorative issue are actually “issued”, rather than a calendar year output. These figures are useful, as often on certificates with these coins a “Limited Edition” figure is given which is the maximum number that could exist. The issue figure is often less than the limit of the edition, if an edition of coin is not a “sell-out”. Queen Elizabeth II has ruled for sixty years in 2012 and is the second-longest reigning monarch in British history after Queen Victoria. If she rules beyond the 10 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth will become the longest reigning British monarch. In her long reign Queen Elizabeth’s coinage has been through several portrait changes, more so since decimalisation in February 1971.
1989 was the very year that marked the 500th anniversary of the gold sovereign, and so to mark this special year the Royal Mint struck this beautiful proof sovereign.
ELIZABETH II
The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II (House of Windsor) : 1952-
Born: 21 April 1926.
Accession: 6 February 1952.
Married: Philip of Greece and Denmark, 20 November 1947.
Coronation: Tuesday, 2 June 1953.
Children: three sons, one daughter.
Celebrating her Diamond Jubilee Year 2012.
1989 GOLD SOVEREIGN PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
Truly exceptional and absolutely flawless.
Fully struck with perfect CAMEO devices contrasting deeply mirrored surfaces.