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"Elizabeth II" gold sovereigns
Queen Elizabeth II gold sovereigns are characterized by five different portraits of the Sovereign.
The first portrait of Her Majesty was issued in 1953, circulating from 1957 to 1968, named the Mary Gillick bow or ribbon portrait and it represented a new beginning after World War II, heralding a new Elizabethan era.

- Obverse: The queen’s bare head facing right, with a bow ribbon tying the laurel wreath in the sovereign’s hair.
- Reverse: St George with a cloak flowing from the helmet, on horseback as he slays the dragon with the sword. The date below the edge line with the small letters B.P. on the right.
- Edge: Reeded.
- Type: Bow - Young Portrait.
- Excellent condition (see photo)
- Gold
- Year 1968
- Weight 7.98 g
- Diameter 22.05 mm
- Thickness 1.5 mm
- Fineness 916.66/1000
- Pure content 7.324 g

"Elizabeth II" sterlina in oro, Sovereign

Le sterline d’oro della Regina Elisabetta II sono caratterizzate da cinque diversi ritratti della Sovrana.
Il primo ritratto di Sua Maestà fu emesso nel 1953, in circolazione dal 1957 fino al 1968, con il nome di fiocco o fiocchetto di Mary Gillick e rappresentava un nuovo inizio dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, annunciando una nuova era elisabettiana.

- Dritto: La testa nuda della regina rivolta a destra, con un nastro fiocco che annoda la corona di alloro nei capelli della sovrana.

- Rovescio: San Giorgio con un mantello che scende dall’elmo, a cavallo mentre uccide il drago con la spada. La data sotto la linea di esergo con le lettere piccole B.P. a destra.

- Bordo: Zigrinato.

- Tipo: Fiocco - Ritratto giovane.

- Ottime condizioni (vedi foto)
- Oro
- Anno 1968
- Peso 7,98 g
- Diametro 22.05 mm
- Spessore 1.5 mm
- Purezza 916.66/1000
- Puro Contenuto 7.324 gr

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United Kingdom. Elizabeth II. Sovereign 1968

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Gold Sovereign from the United Kingdom featuring Queen Elizabeth II, 1968, weighing 7.98 g with fineness 916.66/1000 (pure gold content 7.324 g), diameter 22.05 mm and thickness 1.5 mm, obverse showing the young portrait with a ribbon and right-facing head, reverse depicting Saint George slaying the dragon, in non‑graded condition.

United Kingdom. Elizabeth II. Sovereign 1968

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