{"title":"2000 Half Sovereign","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2000-st-george-and-the-dragon-half-sovereign-gold-coin-mint-card","title":"2000 St George and the Dragon Half Sovereign Gold Coin Mint Card","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2000, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue St George and the Dragon Gold Half Sovereign Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px\t\"\u003eThe Sovereign, deliberately created to convey the majesty and dignity of the English Throne, was first struck as a coin in 1489, during the reign of King Henry VII and was duly struck in turn by each of the Tudor Monarchs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px\t\"\u003eShortly after the Stuart succession, however, James I brought the issue of the Sovereign to an end, and it did not reappear for another 200 years.\u003cbr\u003eThe Coinage reform that followed the Napoleonic Wars brought the return of this magnificent coin, and for the new Gold Sovereign of 1817, the traditional heraldic reverse was abandoned in favour of a St George and Dragon of classic beauty by Benedetto Pistrucci.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px\t\"\u003eNow acclaimed as a masterpiece of numismatic art and famed throughout the world, Pistrucci's St George graces the Gold Half Sovereign Coin of 2000.\u003cbr\u003eThe obverse features the Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px\t\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Mintage 146,822 Worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn original 22 Carat Gold Half-Sovereign struck in 2000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures the Fourth Portrait of the Queen by Ian Rank Broadley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt George Slaying the Dragon Design by Benedetto Pistrucci\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Mint Presentation Pack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55707718123905,"sku":"GELIZHS-02000","price":599.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/1909\/1841\/files\/4353348406.jpg?v=1779314197"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.halfsovereign.com\/collections\/half-sovereigns-2000.oembed","provider":"Half Sovereigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}