2004 Sovereign Gold Proof 3 Coin Set Box Coa

In 2004 the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Sovereign Gold Proof 3 Coin Set struck in solid 22 Carat Gold and includes the £2 Double Sovereign, Full Sovereign, Half Sovereign Coins.

Whilst the Full Sovereign and Half Sovereign remain unchanged and continue to feature Pistrucci's St George and The Dragon, the 2004 £2 Two Pound Double Sovereign Coin carries a new design to commemorate Richard Trevithick's 200th Anniversary of the first Steam Locomotive.

Trevithick's engine was the first true locomotive. The reverse designed by Robert Lowe is a depiction of Trevithick's Locomotive Penydarren and the denomination 'Two Pounds' surrounded by a cog representing the Industrial Revolution and the inscription 'R Trevithick 1804 Invention Industry Progress 2004' with a patterned edge.

The Sovereign, first issued as a Coin of the Realm in 1489 during the reign of Henry VII, was created to convey the majesty and dignity of the English Throne.
It continued to be struck by each of the Tudor monarchs but, shortly after the Stuart succession, James I brought the issue of the Sovereign to an end and it did not reappear for another 200 years until the Coinage was reformed during the reign of George III.

The revived Sovereign bore on its reverse a George and Dragon of classic beauty by Benedetto Pistrucci. Now justifiably acclaimed throughout the world as a masterpiece of numismatic art, this classic portrayal has graced the reverse of nearly every Sovereign issued since the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Yet the modern Sovereign is not admired solely for its outstanding reverse design.
The obverse design depicts Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
These legal tender coins have been struck to the highest Proof Quality using specially selected blanks and highly polished dies.

• Limited Mintage of 761 Sets Worldwide
• Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
• Sovereign Gold Proof 3 Coin Set Struck in Solid 22 Carat Gold
• Includes £2 Two Pound Gold Proof Coin 200th Anniversary of Trevithick's First Steam Locomotive
• Features St George Slaying the Dragon Designed by Benedetto Pistrucci
• Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity (Cert Number Might be Different than Shown)