The 2020 Gold Half Sovereign Coin is struck by The Royal Mint in 22-carat gold as part of the British Sovereign family. This classic fractional companion to the full Sovereign has 0.128 troy oz gross weight and around 0.1176 troy oz of fine gold, giving it a clear place within the wider Quarter, Half, Full, Double and Five-Sovereign range.
The obverse carries the monarch portrait used for the year of issue, while the reverse features a special reverse or commemorative treatment linked to the issue year. The 2020 coin is issued during the Jody Clark portrait era of Queen Elizabeth II, covering several major royal milestone years, which helps place it within the changing portrait and design history of modern Royal Mint gold coinage.
The 2020 issue includes George III bicentenary context through a special mint mark, linking the modern coin to the monarch under whom the Sovereign was revived in 1817.
