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Downies Collectables  |  SKU: 40305

Australia Perth Mint 125th Anniversary 2024 $50 Double Sovereign Gold Proof Coin

$2,888.00 AUD
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  • Celebrating 125 years of The Perth Mint!
  • Struck to Proof quality from 22-carat (91.67%) pure gold!
  • Features a stunning new artistic portrayal of St George and the dragon by Perth Mint coin designer Jennifer McKenna.
  • The obverse depicts the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III.
  • Arrives in prestigious presentation packaging along with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
  • Limited mintage of 375 coins worldwide.
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Australia’s gold rush of the 1850s unearthed vast quantities of precious metal. To turn this enormous wealth into coinage, The Perth Mint was opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain’s Royal Mint to make sovereigns from Western Australian gold. The first coin to be struck, which is on permanent display in The Perth Mint’s gold exhibition, was one of 106 million sovereigns made in the years to 1931.

Inspired by the original reverse, the modern collectable presents St George’s victory over a malevolent dragon in a new light for contemporary collectors. According to tradition, St George was a Greek-born Roman guard and Christian martyr. Myths grew up around him during the Middle Ages, including an enduring legend in which he saves a princess from a malevolent dragon. Representing courage and the victory of good over evil, St George 
embodied the qualities of knighthood in medieval chivalry, and was invoked to inspire valour on the battlefield and national pride.

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Downies Collectables

Australia Perth Mint 125th Anniversary 2024 $50 Double Sovereign Gold Proof Coin

$2,888.00 AUD

Australia’s gold rush of the 1850s unearthed vast quantities of precious metal. To turn this enormous wealth into coinage, The Perth Mint was opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain’s Royal Mint to make sovereigns from Western Australian gold. The first coin to be struck, which is on permanent display in The Perth Mint’s gold exhibition, was one of 106 million sovereigns made in the years to 1931.

Inspired by the original reverse, the modern collectable presents St George’s victory over a malevolent dragon in a new light for contemporary collectors. According to tradition, St George was a Greek-born Roman guard and Christian martyr. Myths grew up around him during the Middle Ages, including an enduring legend in which he saves a princess from a malevolent dragon. Representing courage and the victory of good over evil, St George 
embodied the qualities of knighthood in medieval chivalry, and was invoked to inspire valour on the battlefield and national pride.

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