The 2005 Gold Sovereign Coin is struck by The Royal Mint in 22-carat gold as part of the British Sovereign family. This flagship full Sovereign denomination has 0.257 troy oz gross weight and around 0.2352 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 2005 coin is issued during the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait era, a period that includes several important modern reverse changes, which helps place it within the changing portrait and design history of modern Royal Mint gold coinage.
The 2005 issue uses a modern interpretation of St George and the dragon by Timothy Noad rather than the traditional Pistrucci reverse. This distinctive one-year design gives the coin extra interest for collectors comparing modern Sovereign reverse types.
