The 2019 Sovereign Gold Proof Coin

The East India Company’s first-ever Sovereign coin

Minted to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, the 2019 Sovereign Gold Proof coin is the very first Sovereign to be issued in over 400 years of The East India Company’s history. Queen Victoria was declared Empress of India in 1877 adopting India, previously under ‘Company Rule’ in to the British Empire.

This incredibly precious Gold Proof Sovereign is part of the 2019 Queen Victoria Sovereign Collection – a series of sovereign denomination proof coins which celebrate the most iconic coins of Britain’s most famous Monarch.

Depicting the beautiful the shield reverse as seen on Victoria’s last silver half-crown coins, this faithfully designed Sovereign incorporates the British spade-shaped coat of arms depicted on a single quarter-divided shield, featuring representations of the three realms of the United Kingdom.

The spade-shaped shield is placed on a bed of Tudor roses and surrounded by the same inscription – DIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS – as found on all the 2019 Sovereign denominations in this collection. The 2019 date is separated by a small engraved George and the Dragon emblem echoing the style of the original 1897 Half Crown.

Strictly limited to just 1819 coins worldwide, this coin first is now available for customers wishing to add one of this year’s most limited and special releases to their collection.