This British sovereign was minted at the Perth mint in Australia for circulation. This was only the second year that the Perth mint produced sovereigns, having been established in 1899. Sovereigns were also produced by The Royal Mint in London, as well as Australian branch mints in Sydney and Melbourne.

The sovereign has a nominal value of one pound. It was introduced in 1817 and continues to be popular with investors and collectors.

1900 Sovereigns Mintage
Mintmark	Mint	Mintage
L	London	10,846,741
M	Melbourne, Australia	4,305,904
S	Sydney, Australia	3,586,000
P	Perth, Australia	1,886,089
	Total	20,624,734

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Obverse

The obverse of the coin features the Old Head portrait of Queen Victoria. This is also known as the veiled or widow head. This was designed by Thomas Brock and appeared on the coins from 1893 until 1901.

Reverse

The engraving of St George slaying the dragon can be found on the reverse. This was designed by Benedetto Pistrucci in 1817. The date and the engraver's initials B.P. are in exergue. The mint mark S above the date in the ground shows that the coin was struck at the Sydney mint in Australia.

Specification

Diameter	22.05mm
Weight	7.9881g
Alloy	22 carat gold
Fineness	0.916
Actual Gold Weight	0.2354 Troy oz
Obverse Designer	Thomas Brock
Reverse Designer	Benedetto Pistrucci
Mint	Perth
Mintage	1,886,089
Finish	Uncirculated

Obverse Grade

Reverse Grade

Price

Availability

gVF

aEF

£696.71

Out Of Stock

gVF

£685.41

In Stock

£606.36

In Stock

aVF

£591.26

Out Of Stock

aVF

£576.26

Out Of Stock

Date

Obverse

Reverse

Price

05 July 2017

gVF

aEF

£394.92

15 August 2017

aVF

£342.77

18 June 2021

gVF

£480.06

30 July 2023

gVF

£553.93

Terms of Sale - Key Points

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Bullion coins are provided as is and on occasion may have some minor scratches or edge knocks. These are not regarded as faulty or damaged goods as their precious metal content and value as a bullion coin is not affected. Any coin sold for a value less than a 180% intrinsic is considered a bullion coin.

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All investment products are based on the live precious metal price. Prices will be fixed once the item has been added to the basket and recalculates just before checking out.

If your product is not a graded coin and is considered a bullion item, it should be noted that these are bought and sold on low premiums over their precious metal content and not solely for aesthetic purposes; therefore, some products may have edge knocks and/or marks. These edge knocks and marks do not alter the specifications of the coins.

Please note that all investment products are exempt from the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and therefore customers do not have the right to cancel their order once the order has been accepted. If customers no longer wish to go ahead with their investment purchase, there is an option to sell the products back to Chard (1964) Ltd instead. View our current buy back prices.

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