Sovereignty is a political term used to describe authority of a political entity or state. A state is known to be sovereign if it has full authority and ability to govern itself without any outside influence or interference from any other state or power.
Isle of Man Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns are very similar, but not exactly identical to British Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns. The Isle of Man Sovereign is 22.5mm in diameter and the Half-Sovereign is 19.5mm in diameter.
It creates two sovereigns, the national government and the state governments
Sovereigns of Industry ended in 1878.
Sovereigns of Industry was created in 1874.
This is the doctrine of dual sovereigns.
Dual federalism.
Having two sovereigns, the national government and the state governments.
There were a total of 7,662,565 Sovereigns minted dated 1897.
There was a total of 30,044,000 1911 British Sovereigns minted for circulation.
The were approximately 2,718,000 British 1838 gold Sovereigns minted.
Die numbers were only on Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns minted by the Royal Mint. Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns minted at mints other than the Royal Mint, will have a small mintmark on the reverse of the coin near the date.
There were 14,000 1973 Isle of Man gold "uncirculated" Half-Sovereigns minted. There were 1,250 1973 Isle of Man "Proof" gold Half-Sovereigns minted.