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Your Price: $ 1600.00
Item Number: 04272008a |
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Circa: 1901 Condition: Pre owned Size: 1 inch Type: 22K Gold Sovereign Queen Victoria Widow Surround Country of Origin: United Kingdom Manufacturer: Necklace UK 22k Gold
Queen Victoria 1901 full gold British Sovereign in a gold surround with 'rolled gold'22 inch chain. Sovereign is the 'Widow Victoria' one side and St George slaying the dragon on the reverse.
The Queen Victoria sovereign gold coins invoke a special nostalgia for a time when the British Navy ruled the seas, and the sun never set on the Empire. London flourished as the trading and financial capital of the world; Britain became the center of rapid technological innovation; and, India glittered as the Crown Jewel of the Empire. The gold Sovereign came to symbolize British financial solidity and to this day enjoys a strong international market, wide-spread recognition and strong liquidity.
The mints were pressed to keep pace with Queen Victoria's 64 year reign. Several different portraits were utilized beginning with the Young Head Portrait (1838-1887), followed by the Jubilee Head design meant to commemorate the 50th year of Queen Victoria's rule (1887-1893) and finally the Veil Head design (1893-1901) which features the mature Victoria. All three designs display St. George slaying the dragon on the reverse.
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