Both Proof Gold Sovereigns (about 10,000 individually boxed issued) and a large mintage (about 129,000) of bullion sovereigns were issued in 2000.The 2000 sovereign is also known as the 'Millennium' sovereign.
Benedetto Pistrucci's famous portrayal of St. George slaying the dragon is depicted on the reverse of the coin.
Queen Elizabeth II's fourth portrait can be seen on the obverse, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley.
The sovereign is made of solid 22 carat gold (Gold Fineness of 0.916), and weighs 7.98 grams. It has a diameter of 22.05mm.
The coin was originally housed in a Royal Mint acrylic screw top capsule, presented in its Royal Mint black velvet case, with outer black card box, accompanied with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity.Images by permission of M J Hughes Coins.
Mintage: 12,159 (may include coins in sets)
Minted at The Royal Mint
Minted in 2000. See Coins and Events of 2000
Monarch/Ruler: Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Category: Sovereigns. See more Gold Sovereign coins
and see which Gold Sovereign coins have the lowest mintage.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
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 | 2000 Proof Full Gold Sovereign £ 1,326.45 |
 | 2012 Elizabeth & Lion Gold Quarter Sovereign 22ct Proof Box COA Mintage 2000 £ 269.02 |
 | Case & COA for 2000 UK gold proof 4 coin sovereign collection set No 0053 £ 16.15 |
 | 2021 Hattons 1/8 Sovereign 22ct Gold Proof Coin Boxed George & The Dragon £ 120.00 |
 | Royal Mint Gold Proof Sovereign 1979 to 2025 - Choose Your Year! £ 1,095.00 |
 | 2000 Gold Full Sovereign Elizabeth II Proof £ 1,050.00 |
 | 2023 Great Britain King Charles III Gold Proof Quarter Sovereign (0.9167) £ 347.21 |
 | Elizabeth II 2000 UK and Jersey proof Sovereign Set £ 2,163.00 |
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