Description: Specifications:"First Year of the Sovereign - High Grade"1817 King George III Royal Shield Half Sovereign Gold CoinIssuing Country: United KingdomMetal: Solid 22 Carat GoldWeight: 3.99 Grams / Diameter: 19.30mmQuality: UncirculatedIssue Limit: 2,080,197 WorldwidePresentation: Coin as Shown1817 King George III Crowned Shield Gold Half Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold.The reverse depicts a Crowned Shield while the obverse has the Laur Head portrait of George III.In 1817 after the Royal Mint had moved from the Tower of London to a site on Tower Hill full production got under way and coinage changed from the old Guinea to the Sovereign.The launch of the first sovereign designed by Benedetto Pistrucci has the stunning St George and the Dragon on the reverse and the obverse has a portrait of George III.1816 which was a landmark in the history of coinage.After the Royal Mint had moved from the Tower Mint to another site in Tower Hill full regular production was under way.Limited Mintage of 2,080,197 WorldwideAn Original George III Gold Half-Sovereign struck in 1817Struck in Solid 22 Carat GoldFeatures the portrait of George IIICrowned Shield DesignEncapsulated as Shown
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Denomination: Half-Sovereign
Year of Issue: 1817
Era: Milled (1816-1837)
Fineness: 0.916
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Country of Origin: Great Britain
