1882-S Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign New_Coin Issue Limit 90 (max 100)

Issue Limit 90 (max 100)

Nb: No sovereigns were struck 1968-1973 and there are no 1975/77 sovereigns

Issued to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the first Gold Sovereign of 1489

The Tudor Dragon is the sixth coin in the Royal Tudor Beast series from the Royal Mint

All Queen Elizabeth II 5th Portrait proof and Piedfort sovereigns are struck at the Liantrisant mint in Wales

1882-S Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign New_Coin Issue Limit 90 (max 100)1882 S Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign Obverse : Young head of Victoria to left. Hair bound with double fillet and collected up into a Bun behind. Date below truncation with WW.(William Wyon) in relief on truncation. 'S' Denoting Sydney Mint on reverse below shield. Reverse : The Ensigns Armorial within a plain shield and surmounted by a crown. A branch of laurel is shown on each side of the shield. At the bottom the Thistle, Rose and Shamrock