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	Heads on British Gold Sovereigns
		The gold sovereign coin derives its name from the majestic portrait of the monarch or sovereign on the very first sovereigns, which were issued for Henry VII.
		A bare head was used on sovereigns of George IV from 1825 to 1830.
		Sovereigns were reintroduced in 1957 using the First Portrait, although the same portrait had also been used for other denominations in 1953 with different wording.
	www.goldsovereigns.co.uk /heads.html (1029 words)

	Australian Coin Internet Magazine - April 2004
		The first sovereign was issued with the king sitting on his throne with the reverse being the coat of arms and the Tudor double rose.
		Elizabeth I increased the “fine” sovereign to 99.4% gold and scraped the “standard” sovereign to be replaced by a 1 pound coin.
		Britain produced sovereigns till 1917 when Britain dropped the gold standard and the gold used to produce coinage was needed to finance the war effort.
	www.coinmagazine.net /Mag_April_2004.htm (1206 words)

	Gold Soveriegn Information
		Sovereigns were then issued by Henry VIII and his son Edward VI, and "fine" sovereigns were issued by Mary and Elizabeth I. During Elizabeth I reign (1558-1603) however, the name fell into disuse and the gold coins of 20 shillings were known simply as pounds.
		The name 'sovereign' is thought to have originated because of the depiction of the ruling monarch or sovereign of the realm on the obverse.
		Sovereigns were withdrawn from circulation in 1914 as banknotes were introduced into regular circulation but actual production at the Royal Mint stopped in 1917, although some were minted again in 1925, and within a few years, the gold sovereign ceased to be used in everyday transactions.
	www.one2find.com /euroshine1.htm (3624 words)

	British Sovereigns. British gold Sovereign coins
		In 1816 the gold British Sovereign was first introduced, and as the British Empire expanded under Queen Victoria during the 1800’s, this coin came to be the world’s most widely distributed gold coin.
		Sovereigns have been the gold of choice for much of the world for over 100 years.
		Because of the popularity of the sovereign as a gold holding, and the sheer wealth and size of the British Empire at its height, we can offer these antique coins, in Extra Fine and better condition, at a price which is a small percentage over their actual gold value.
	www.onlygold.com /coins/BritishSovereignsFullScreen.asp (674 words)

	Goldline - British Sovereign Gold Coin
		British Sovereigns have circulated for over 500 years - since the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509).
		The Edward VII British Sovereigns, in Brilliant Uncirculated condition, have a beautiful yellow-gold color.
		Both these versions of British Sovereigns were minted throughout the British Empire in several different countries on multiple continents.
	www.goldline.com /coin/rare-coins/gold-coins/gold-sovereign.html (444 words)

	British Sovereign Gold Coins
		British Sovereign Kings have the distinction of being the most recognized and respected medium of exchange in the world for 500 years.
		Since Sovereigns were first minted to honor King Henry VII in 1489, Gold Sovereigns have been the cornerstone of the Tudor Dynasty.
		Secondly, British Sovereigns have plenty of room to rise in value due to increased collector demand since the elimination of the 10% British excise tax on gold.
	www.goldinfo.net /kings.html (481 words)

	English
		That coin is the British Gold Sovereign, the official coinage honoring English Royalty.
		Each British Sovereign features the bust of the reigning King or Queen and the mythical "Saint George slaying the dragon" design by Benetto Pistrucci.
		British Sovereigns have traded in gold markets all over the world for almost 500 years.
	muenze-online.tripod.com /id6.htm (268 words)

	Gold Sovereigns
		The sovereign was unique among coins in that it had no denomination, or currency value printed on the coin.
		In 1931 general production of sovereigns ceased worldwide, and 1933 was the first time in more than a 100 years that no sovereigns were produced anywhere in the Empire.
		Australian Sovereigns are the rarest and most sought after Sovereigns in the world today, with institutions such as Rothschilds in London taking the time to piece together a complete collection.
	www.cruzis-coins.com /sovs/sov.html (351 words)

	British Sovereign - King Edward
		These British Sovereign gold coins are official coinage of English Royalty first minted to honor Henry VII in 1489.
		British Sovereign Kings are known and recognized worldwide.
		Each British Sovereign King we're offering today has been hand-selected for great eye appeal and is guaranteed to be in Brilliant Uncirculated, mint condition.
	goldinfo.net /edward.html (398 words)

	British Sovereigns- Today's Best Gold Buy from Austin Rare Coins! (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sovereigns were minted by the British Royal Mint for 500 years at 7 mints on 5 continents.
		British Sovereigns gold coins are world-class coins that offer many distinct advantages over owning ordinary modern gold bullion.
		In the past, British Sovereigns have sold for as much as 40% over their gold melt value– and therein lies the potential for a Double-Profit Opportunity.
	www.austincoins.com.cob-web.org:8888 /british-sovereign-kings.htm (608 words)

	American Experience \| The Center of the World - New York: A Documentary Film \| Maps \| PBS
		Upon seizing New Amsterdam, the British renamed the city New York, in honor of the king's brother James, the Duke of York.
		British residents anointed it a playing field for the aristocratic sport of lawn bowling in 1733, making it the first official park in New York -- and the colonies.
		British colonists built Trinity Church with land grants from King William III and Queen Anne.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/newyork/maps/maps_text_02.html (494 words)

	British Sovereigns - King Edward
		British Sovereigns are private and non-reportable by us to the I.R.S. British Sovereigns...
		British Sovereign gold coins are official currency of English Royalty first minted back in 1489 in honor of Henry VII.
		The front of each British Sovereign was designed to honor King Edward VII and features his picture.
	www.austincoins.com /British-Sovereign-Edward.htm (394 words)

	Onlygold.com - British Sovereigns
		British gold Sovereigns were struck worldwide at the height of the British Empire.
		Condition of these pre-1928 gold British Sovereign coins is: Extra Fine to Almost Mint.
		Sovereigns have been the gold coin of choice for much of the world for over 100 years.
	onlygold.com /Coins/BritishSovereigns.asp (489 words)

	The Veldpond - The Star, Johannesburg, Transvaal: Saturday 17th September 1927 - Veld Pond
		In January, 1902, General Ben Viljoen was captured near Lydenburg by the British when returning from a visit to the members of the wandering Transvaal government (to evade capture), at that time located at Roos Senejkal, on the Western Slope of the Steenkampsberg.
		They wanted the sovereign – the sovereign which had the horse upon it (the steed of St. George which is found on British Soverigns).
		They were sovereigns in the process of manufacture and were put into circulation from the Pretoria mint before the British occupation of that city.
	www.tokencoins.com /star.htm (2162 words)

	Sovereign Territory - Gold sovereigns and other British coins. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sovereign Territory - Gold sovereigns and other British coins.
		I deal in all British coins, specialising in gold sovereigns for collectors and investors.
		British Gold Sovereigns have surged in price recently, with the 1937 coin for instance (5001 struck) trebling in value in less than three years.
	www.sovereignterritory.co.uk (238 words)

	Treasures TV - antiques, collectibles, memorabilia and modern limited editions from your TV - channel 674 on the SKY ...
		Sovereigns were struck for all monarchs until 1604, in the reign of James I, when a new coin called the Unite was issued to reflect the King’s aim of bringing England and Scotland together.
		Gold sovereigns continued to be sporadically produced by Commonwealth mints up to 1932, and some were minted but not issued in 1937 and 1953, and then the Royal Mint restarted production in 1957, using an alloy of 11/12 gold, 1/12 copper called Crown Gold, which continues to be used.
		Sovereigns were minted throughout the Empire to the British standard of 22 carat gold and 22mm diameter containing 8gm of gold
	www.treasures.tv /programs/08.htm (1516 words)

	MCCC Bulletin - November 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		George III appears on his sovereigns as a traditional Roman-styled portrait with an olive leaf circlet on his head; the legends on the coin are in Latin, giving it a "classic" look.
		British sovereigns were also used as emergency money in many parts of the world --- their design was well-known internationally, and their gold content was trusted.
		Branch mint sovereigns, since they were made from gold mined locally, contained different amounts of various impurities and thus differed in their color.
	www.montgomerycoinclub.org /MCCC/club_mccc199811.html (1928 words)

	Buy Gold British Sovereigns - great coin images
		The first British Sovereign was minted under Tudor King Henry VII in 1489.
		The sovereign was minted almost continuously from that date until 1932 when Britain went off the gold standard.
		British sovereign 'kings' minted during the reigns of Edward VII and George V are probably the most widely owned and recognized pre-1933 gold coins -- so much so that the U.S. Army included them as part of its special forces survival pack for a number of years.
	www.usagold.com /gold/coins/BritKings.html (430 words)

	Style of the British Sovereign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In full, the Sovereign is referred to as "His [Her] Most Gracious Majesty." In Acts of Parliament, the phrase "The King's [Queen's] Most Excellent Majesty" is used in the enacting clause.
		In treaties and on British passports, the Sovereign is referred to as "His [Her] Britannic Majesty" as to differentiate from foreign sovereigns.
		In 1876, Victoria added "Empress of India" to her title, so that the Queen of the United Kingdom, ruler of a vast empire, would not be outranked by her own daughter who had married the heir to the German empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Style_of_the_British_Sovereign (2157 words)

	TIME.com: Fortune from Neptune -- Jul 4, 1932 -- Page 1
		Two gold British sovereigns, one dated 1901, the other 1912, plinked to the mucky deck of the Italian salvage ship Artiglio II (artiglio = talon) last week as she rode off Brest, France.
		Some $5,000,000 worth of sovereigns, gold bars and silver ingots were in the Egypt's strong room, placed there by one of the Egypt's officers named Cameron.
		If the French are blocked from their salvage claims, the British underwriters and the owners of the Artiglio II (the Sorima Co. of Genoa) will divide whatever comes up from the Egypt.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,743932,00.html (935 words)

	British Gold Coins
		The British Royal Mint will only issue a tenth ounce brilliant Uncirculated gold coin in 2003.
		This is only the second time in over a century that a design other than the familiar St. George and Dragon reverse will be used on British gold sovereigns.
		The last occasion was in 1989 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the very first gold sovereign.
	www.kelleyscoins.com /gold/uk/index.asp (185 words)

	King Edward VII Sovereigns
		The son of Queen Victoria and the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
		Edward has the distinction of having been heir apparent to the throne longer than anyone and was the second oldest man to ascend to the throne in British history.
		He became the first British monarch to visit Russia in 1907 and after the Boer War played a role in the modernization of the British Home Fleet and the reform of the Army Medical Services.
	www.users.bigpond.com /cruzi/Coins/sovs/sovg.htm (218 words)

	Saudi Riyal - SAR real-time currency
		Silver Maria Theresa Thalers (XMTT) and British Gold Sovereigns (GBP) were used in the interior of Arabia before the establishment of Nejd and Hejaz with 1 Gold Sovereign (Pound) equal to 5 Maria Theresa Thalers.
		British gold Sovereigns and the Silver Riyal fluctuated in value against each other.
		The Sovereign was equal to 11 Ghirish in 1928, 110 Ghirsh in 1931 and 440 Ghirsh in 1952.
	www.ameinfo.com /financial_markets/Saudi_Arabia/Currency (425 words)

	Royalty & Peerages in Commonwealth Land Forces: Introduction and Links
		No previous Dukes of Wellington had held that appointment, although the regiment was named for the first duke in shortly after his death in 1853 (the only British regiment named for a commoner since 1782).
		Titular Dignity of Prince in the British Royal Family Since 1714, by Yvonne Demoskoff.
		British Titles of Nobility An Introduction and Primer to the Peerage by Laura A. Wallace.
	www.regiments.org /biography/introroy.htm (458 words)

	British Sovereign George V
		The British Sovereign gold coin is the official coinage of English Royalty.
		Since they were first minted to honor Henry VII in 1489, British Gold Sovereigns have been the cornerstone of the Tudor Dynasty.
		These British Sovereign "King George the Fifth" gold coins are in limited supply.
	accentcoins.com /britgolsov.html (358 words)

	The James Bond Gold Piece
		As sovereigns always bear the portrait of the reigning sovereign at the time they are struck (thus, "sovereign"), these "between the wars"coins bear the portrait of King George the V on the obverse.
		During the conflict a river of sovereigns flowed to the US and to many other countries to purchase the war materials and supplies of basic human essentials which helped keep the island nation afloat.
		Even though most of the sovereigns minted since 1815 were now scattered around the globe, there were still at least 50 gold sovereigns available in England in 1963 to save James Bond's life.
	www.collectsource.com /james.htm (848 words)

	Proclamations of Accessions of British Sovereigns (1547-1952)
		The proclamation of the new sovereign is a very old tradition, but the idea that an "accession council" makes it dates to the accession of James I in 1603, when the fact that James I was in Scotland required immediate action.
		No Sovereign ever possessed in a higher degree the veneration and affection of his subjects, and their grief for his loss is only abated by the unhappy malady which has precluded his Majesty from directing the measures of his Government during the 9 latter years of his glorious reign.
		This event has caused one universal feeling of regret and sorrow to his late Majesty's faithful and attached subjects, to whom he was endeared by the deep interest in their welfare which he invariably manifested, as well as by the manly virtues which marked and adorned his character.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/brit-proclamations.htm (3178 words)

	The closed collections - Illuminated manuscripts: a guide to the British Library’s collections
		Many of the manuscript collections in the British Library were acquired, either by purchase, gift or bequest, more or less in their entirety.
		In 1883, the British Museum purchased the collection from the 5th Earl of Ashburnham.
		The British Library has fifty-two Yates Thompson manuscripts, descriptions of which are currently available on the Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts.
	www.bl.uk /catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/TourCollClosed.asp (1020 words)

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