Gold 0.21%
£3,211.09 OZ
Silver -2.37%
£48.61 OZ
Platinum -0.49%
£1,360.19 OZ
The Silver Britannia is capital gains tax free in the UK, making is a very popular choice with UK investors
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The Australian Gold one Sovereign is a very desirable piece that is considered as a moderate premium coin. The mintages for the Australian Gold One Sovereign was in the millions. In fact, official records report a total of 24,432,000 One Sovereigns being issued between 1857 and 1870, the Australian half Sovereign had a much lower mintage of 2,618,000
Australia’s discovery of large Gold deposits meant that the Royal Mint had to setup operations in the region to efficiently make use of the mined Gold by turning it into money. British machinery and personnel were sent to Australia to ensure the Royal Mint’s high standards were upheld when manufacturing the Australian One Sovereigns
The 1855 Gold Australian one Sovereign was the first Gold Sovereign to be minted outside of the United Kingdom
These coins were minted for thirteen years before the Royal Mint replaced the design with the iconic George and dragon design
At the time, the Gold Sovereign was one of the most important coins in the world. Unbeknown to many investors, the reason to why the Australian one Sovereign had its own unique design is because the coins could easily identified and removed from circulation if it was found that their strike or specifications failed to uphold the Royal Mint’s standards
1855 and 1856 featured the same Queen Victoria design as seen on other Gold Sovereigns at the time. 1857, however, saw a redesign of Queen Victoria’s portrait which was only ever displayed on the Australian one Sovereigns. It was noticed that the Australian Gold Sovereigns were a lighter shade of yellow-Gold than comparable London Sovereigns
Gold Sovereign coins are a perfect low-premium bullion coin which makes the Sovereign perfect for beginners. Auronum is an authorised distributor of Gold Sovereigns and offers them at market leading premiums
