The Perth Mint 125th Anniversary Australia Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Coin

The Coin Company is proud to present The Perth Mint 125th Anniversary Australia Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Coin by The Perth Mint.

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.
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.

This Australia Sovereign 2024 gold proof coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 91.67% pure gold and
issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

On the 125th anniversary of the first sovereign to be struck at The Perth Mint, this modern collectable
re-imagines the famous design. The new work portrays a naked warrior on horseback brandishing a
sword above a dragon. The image appears within a decorative circle of raised dots, together with the
inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’, ‘2024’, and a ‘P125’ mintmark.
The obverse portrays the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the monetary
denomination.

The coin is housed in a prestigious wooden presentation case within a superbly illustrated shipper
and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. 

The Perth Mint 125th Anniversary Australia Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Coin has a limited mintage of 2000 coins.

Availability - Late June/Early July