The first British Gold Coin to be minted in all branches of the Royal Mint around the world was the British Sovereign Gold Coin.
The Gold Sovereign was a fully circulating British coin until 1932.
In the obverse side of these historical gold bullion products, the sovereign leader of the British Empire is depicted, hence the term "Gold Sovereigns."
The British Sovereign's reverse side was designed in 1817 by the famous Italian engraver, Benedetto Pistrucci, depicting Saint George slaying a dragon on horseback. This design was used for each Gold Sovereign coin minted by the mint’s branches in Australia, India, Canada, and South Africa.
Among the portraits of the Gold Sovereigns were of King George III (1760-1820), King George IV (1820-1830), King William IV (1830-1837), Queen Victoria during her reign (1837-1901), King Edward VII (1902-1910) and King George V (1911-1936). There were three portrait versions of Queen Elizabeth II on the British Gold Sovereigns that were struck after 1952.
Source: The Royal Mint
As stipulated in the Coin Act of 1816, all British Sovereign Gold Coins were 0.2354 oz (113 grains) in weight. The British Gold Coins produced during that time were also available in Half Sovereigns of 0.1177 oz.
Modern Gold Sovereigns are available also in 1.1775 oz. (Five Pound), 0.4708 oz. (Two Pounds) and 0.0588 oz. (Quarter Sovereigns released in 2009) weights. All British Gold Sovereigns are made of .9167 pure gold with 10% copper alloy.
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