2018 Australian Gold Sovereign Proof Coin

Liminted mintage - 1000!

* Proof quality 22-carat (91.70%) pure gold
* Commemorative reverse design
* Australian legal tender
* Limited mintage – 1,000
* Prestigious presentation packaging
* Numbered Certificate of Authenticity

The discovery of payable gold in the colony of New South Wales in 1851 lay behind the establishment of the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint, which opened on 14 May 1855. The Sydney Mint produced its first Type I sovereign, featuring a unique ‘colonial’ design, on 23 June.

The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 91.70% pure gold and issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,000 of the Australia Sovereign 2018 Gold Proof Coin.

DESIGN

The commemorative 2018 Australia Sovereign portrays St Edwards crown, a laurel wreath and the word AUSTRALIA, historic elements of Leonard Charles Wyon’s original Type I reverse.

The modern tribute also includes the inscription PERTH MINT SOVEREIGN.

The coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination and the 2018 year-date.

PRESENTATION

The coin is housed in a prestigious wooden presentation case within a superbly illustrated shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.