Presented in its original case, this 1979 Gold Proof Sovereign is struck in 22-carat gold, weighing 7.98 grams with a diameter of 21.5mm. The obverse features Arnold Machin’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, while the reverse displays Pistrucci’s classic St George and the Dragon. With a limited mintage of 50,000, it is highly collectible.
The outer box shows some wear and includes a faint handwritten note from a previous owner.