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1964 Royal Mint22 Carat Gold |
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With George VI's death, his eldest daughter, Elizabeth,
became Queen in 1953. No sovereigns were issued for circulation until 1957 when with the
sovereigns continued popularity as currency in many countries, many private mints had been
counterfeiting sovereigns. In a move intended to blunt the counterfeiters, the Royal Mint
once again struck bullion sovereigns, although sovereigns were also minted but not issued
for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Issued from 1957 to 1968, except for 1960 and 1961. |
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Mintage 3,000,000 |
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Sovereigns were reintroduced in 1957 showing the young laureate, first, portrait which was used on all Elizabeth II pre-decimal coins, the same portrait had also been used for other denominations in 1953 with different wording. The coins of 1957 have a slightly finer grained milled edge. None of the issues of 1957,1964 or 1959 were released for circulation in the UK but released overseas "to meet a demand which if left unsatisfied might give rise to counterfeiting". Since The Queen’s crowning in 1953 there have been four effigies of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Previous effigies have been designed by Mary Gillick (1953), Arnold Machin (1974), Raphael Maklouf (1985) and most recently, existing portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley (1998) |
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