British gold sovereign

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_gold_sovereign
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gold
gptkbp:alloy crown gold
gptkbp:ceasedCirculation 1932
gptkbp:composition 22 carat gold
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:denomination one pound sterling
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Benedetto_Pistrucci
gptkb:St_George_and_the_Dragon
gptkbp:diameter 22.05 mm
gptkbp:edge milled
gptkbp:firstIssueDate 1817
gptkbp:goldContent 7.322 grams
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British gold sovereign
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:XAU
gptkbp:legalTender gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:material gptkb:gold
gptkbp:mintedIn gptkb:Royal_Mint
gptkbp:mintMarks gptkb:Bombay
gptkb:London
gptkb:Melbourne
gptkb:Ottawa
gptkb:Perth
gptkb:Pretoria
gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:notableFeature widely used in international trade
no denomination marked on coin
popular with collectors and investors
gptkbp:obverseDesign monarch's portrait
gptkbp:reintroducedAsBullion 1957
gptkbp:thickness 1.52 mm
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:gold
circulating coin
collector's item
gptkbp:valuation one pound
gptkbp:weight 7.988 grams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Crown_Gold
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8