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George III King George III gold sovereign coins were circulated in England from 1817 to 1820. Their creation in 1817 marks the birth of the modern sovereign as it represents the first time these gold coins were produced in over two hundred years. |
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George IV In honor of the new King George IV, sovereign coins designed by Benedetto Pistrucci were issued with his image annually from 1821 to 1830 |
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William IV William IV came to the throne on 26 June 1830 having succeeded his brother, George IV and stayed on the British throne until 1837 |
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Victoria Victoria succeeded William IV in 1837 after he died without fathering a legitimate heir to the throne and ruled until 1901. She is the longest serving monarch in British history. This gave time for there to be 3 portraits of her to be used on the gold sovereigns:- |
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Edward VII Edward VII gold sovereigns were struck in the following years - 1902 - 1910 even though his mother, Queen Victoria had died in January the year before. |
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George V George V reigned from 1910 until dying of flu in 1936. During his reign he and his queen - Mary - also became Emperor and Empress of India and saw the outbreak of WWI. |
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