The Half-Sovereign is 19.30 mm in diameter and weighs 3.99g.
The Sovereign is 22.05 mm in diameter, 1.52 mm thick and weighs 7.9881 grams.
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.
Sovereigns of Industry ended in 1878.
Sovereigns of Industry was created in 1874.
In "Three Sovereigns for Sarah," the story follows the tragic events surrounding the Salem witch trials. Sarah Good, one of the accused, fights for justice as her family suffers under the weight of false accusations and societal hysteria. The term "sovereigns" refers to the power and authority of the law, which ultimately fails to protect the innocent. The narrative highlights the devastating impact of fear and injustice on individuals and their communities during this dark period in history.
There were a total of 7,662,565 Sovereigns minted dated 1897.
Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns minted in Australia at the Melbourne, Perth and Sydney Mints, were in fact British coins and were struck to the same dimensions, specifications and design as the coins would have been had they been minted at the Royal Mint in London. The exception to this is the Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns minted at the Sydney Mint between 1855 and 1870 which had "Sydney Mint" and "Australia" inscribed on the reverse, which were for the use of the Colonies. Since 1816, all Half-Sovereigns were 0.917 fine gold, weighed 3.994 grams (half of the weight of a Sovereign) and 19mm in diameter.
Mintage figures were not very reliable until the 20th century, since coins were often minted by weight rather than a specific quantity or value. There were about 2.7 million British 1853 Half-Sovereigns minted.
The were approximately 2,718,000 British 1838 gold Sovereigns minted.
There was a total of 30,044,000 1911 British Sovereigns minted for circulation.
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.
3.89 Sovereigns in one Troy ounce