The Silver Shield Five-Coin Sovereign Set
Live through the Silver Age of the Sovereign as history repeats itself two centuries on with the remastering of “one of the finest coin designs in history”
The Silver Shield Five-Coin Sovereign Set
- Pure silver edition
- Struck in the 200th anniversary year of the Coronation of King George IV
- Limited to 4,999 sets worldwide
ORDER THE SILVER SHIELD FIVE-COIN SOVEREIGN SET TODAY FOR JUST £420
In the 200th anniversary year of King George IV’s momentous Coronation, live through the silver age of the sovereign with the Silver Shield Five-Coin Sovereign Set – the VERY FIRST SILVER SOVEREIGNS IN HISTORY to feature the monarch’s illustrious and world-renowned shield design. Struck in .999 pure silver and struck to the highest possible standard, Proof quality, this world’s first set comprises a quarter, half, full, double, and quintuple silver sovereign.
When King George IV came to the throne in 1821, he had already led an incredibly lavish lifestyle. A ‘playboy’ Prince Regent for nine years prior, George IV was disliked by many for his extravagance and indulgent spending, but he undoubtedly left in his wake an astonishing legacy…
A fashionably modern and debonair man about town, King George IV believed he had a reputation to uphold, and so was outraged by Benedetto Pistrucci’s realistic 1821 sovereign portrait of a now-overweight and middle-aged monarch, that he requested a new portrait – this time modelled on an attractive marble bust of himself created by Sir Francis Chantrey.
Pistrucci’s unwillingness to create a new portrait that flattered the King would see him replaced by an artist who would. And in a further act of vengeance, King George IV dropped Pistrucci’s Saint George and the dragon masterwork from the sovereign.
Pistrucci’s replacement, Jean-Baptiste Merlen created the sovereign’s new reverse design featuring the iconic shield- a design to this day, considered to be “one of the finest coin designs in history”.
By ordering, you have no further commitments and your purchase is protected by The London Mint Office “no quibble” guarantee.
- Metal:
- .999 Silver
- Quality:
- Proof
- Issuing Authority:
- Gibraltar
- Year of issue:
- 2021
- Mintage limit:
- 4,999
ORDER THE SILVER SHIELD FIVE-COIN SOVEREIGN SET TODAY FOR JUST £420
In the 200th anniversary year of King George IV’s momentous Coronation, live through the silver age of the sovereign with the Silver Shield Five-Coin Sovereign Set – the VERY FIRST SILVER SOVEREIGNS IN HISTORY to feature the monarch’s illustrious and world-renowned shield design. Struck in .999 pure silver and struck to the highest possible standard, Proof quality, this world’s first set comprises a quarter, half, full, double, and quintuple silver sovereign.
When King George IV came to the throne in 1821, he had already led an incredibly lavish lifestyle. A ‘playboy’ Prince Regent for nine years prior, George IV was disliked by many for his extravagance and indulgent spending, but he undoubtedly left in his wake an astonishing legacy…
A fashionably modern and debonair man about town, King George IV believed he had a reputation to uphold, and so was outraged by Benedetto Pistrucci’s realistic 1821 sovereign portrait of a now-overweight and middle-aged monarch, that he requested a new portrait – this time modelled on an attractive marble bust of himself created by Sir Francis Chantrey.
Pistrucci’s unwillingness to create a new portrait that flattered the King would see him replaced by an artist who would. And in a further act of vengeance, King George IV dropped Pistrucci’s Saint George and the dragon masterwork from the sovereign.
Pistrucci’s replacement, Jean-Baptiste Merlen created the sovereign’s new reverse design featuring the iconic shield- a design to this day, considered to be “one of the finest coin designs in history”.
By ordering, you have no further commitments and your purchase is protected by The London Mint Office “no quibble” guarantee.
Specifications
- Metal:
- .999 Silver
- Quality:
- Proof
- Issuing Authority:
- Gibraltar
- Year of issue:
- 2021
- Mintage limit:
- 4,999
The Silver Shield Five-Coin Sovereign Set
Specifications
- Metal:
- .999 Silver
- Quality:
- Proof
- Issuing Authority:
- Gibraltar
- Year of issue:
- 2021
- Mintage limit:
- 4,999
The Silver Shield Five-Coin Sovereign Set
