2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign – Struck on 6 June 2024 – Helmet Privy Mark

2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign Reverse

The 2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign - Struck on 6 June 2024 - Helmet Privy Mark

This coin is the 2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign, struck on the 80th anniversary day itself, 6 June 2024. Limited Edition mintage is 1000. It has a special privy mark. Frosted Finish.

The Reverse shows Benedetto Pistrucci's famous image of St George and the Dragon. Dated 2024, to the left of the date is a special privy mark showing a soldier’s helmet with the numbers '80' below. To the right of the date are the engravers initial, 'B.P.'.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Royal Mint has issued a series of Limited Edition coins.

D-Day was a massive WWII operation by sea and air in 1944 when the allied troops invaded Normandy. Officially called Operation Neptune (the assault phase of Operation Overlord), most people refer to it as 'D-Day'. The 50 miles of Normandy beach were designated to five landing sections: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Although considered successful, many people lost their lives or were injured.

The Royal Mint 2024 D-Day coins are minted in a number of versions. There are 50p coins in BU, Silver Proof, Silver Proof Piedfort and Gold Proof; a 2024 Gold Sovereign struck on 6 June 2024 with a special privy mark of a soldier's helmet; a 1/4oz gold coin and 1/40oz gold coin. Some coins are available as part of a set.

The Obverse is the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings (initials 'MJ' below neck). Legend "CHARLES III DEI GRA REX FID DEF".

Maximum Mintage (including those in sets) is 1010.

Image credit: The Royal Mint


Mintage: 1,000 (may include coins in sets)
Minted at The Royal Mint.
Charles III (2022-Present)
Charles became King on the 8 September 2022 following the death of his Mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Born 14 November 1948. Charles was the oldest person to become Monarch, aged 73 years old when he became King. His Coronation was on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, and his wife became Queen Camilla.

Charles has been married twice. His first marriage was to Diana, Princess of Wales. They married in 1981 and divorced in 1996. They had two children: William, Prince of Wales and hier to the throne, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Charles' second marriage was to Queen Camilla in 2005.

Charles has a sister, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal; and two brothers: Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.

On coins, King Charles decided to use the English spelling of his name where his predecessors of the same name used the Latin Carolus.
Category: Sovereigns
The 2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign - Struck on 6 June 2024 - Helmet Privy Mark is an example of the Gold Sovereign and is one of the most ubiquitous of all coins and much sought after by both coin collectors and bullion investors. Sovereigns have been minted since 1817 (in Britain 1817-1917, 1925 and 1957 on). At coins fairs you often hear the dealers refer to these coins as Sovs.

Besides being minted in Britain, Sovereigns have been made in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth), India (then Bombay, now Mumbai), Canada (Ottawa) and South Africa (Pretoria) although these regional mints have not made sovereigns since 1932 (although India has produced some recently in a private mint partnership with the Royal Mint). The non-British coins carry a small mintmark ('S','M','P','I','C' or 'SA') just above the date. This 2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign - Struck on 6 June 2024 - Helmet Privy Mark was minted at The Royal Mint.

The Obverse is the Monarch's head (Charles III) and the Reverse is most often St George and the Dragon, although other backs have been used and are of interest to collectors. The Reverse often gives the Sovs a new term, like "ShieldBacks".

Specifications for the Gold Sovereign
 
  • Weight: 7.9881g
  • Diameter: 22.05 mm
  • Thickness: 1.52 mm
  • Purity: 22 carat = 91.67% (11/12ths gold, 1/12th copper. Adding copper makes the coin more scratch and dent resistant)
  • Gold Content: 113 grains = 7.3224 g = 0.2354 troy ounce
  • Face value: £1 = 20 shillings
  • Monarch: Charles III

History

Up until 1604 there was a coin called the English gold sovereign and in 1816 when there was the "Great Recoinage" the name was revived. At that time standard gold (22 carat) was valued at £46 14s 6d per troy pound; this meant a £1 coin needed to weigh 123.2744783 grains or 7.988030269 g. The weight is still the same today.

As a historical note: to maintain the Gold Standard, in 1816 the value of silver was set at 66 shillings for one troy pound and silver coins were only legal for denominations up to £2.

The first sovereigns carried the head of King George III and the famous George and the Dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci (29 May 1783 – 16 September 1855), an Italian engraver who became chief medallist at the Royal Mint.

With high value coins such as the 2024 D-Day Gold Sovereign - Struck on 6 June 2024 - Helmet Privy Mark, collectors and bullion investors often worry about forgeries but actually gold coins are very difficult to forge due to gold's unique properties of density and colour. Gold is extremely dense and to use another metal and gold-plate it would result in a coin that is under-weight, over-diameter or half as thick, something that would be spotted very easily. More difficult to spot would be a bullion coin melted down and re-cast as a highly collectable date, but an expert can usually tell these too. You should always use reputable dealers.

Which Mint: The Royal Mint
The Royal Mint is the designated place for the UK to mint coins. It dates back well over 1000 years and is a Government-owned company. 

Formed in the reign of Alfred the Great about the year 886, during the period 1279-1812 it was generally referred to as The Tower Mint as it was housed at the Tower of London. The Master of The Royal Mint has included famous figures such as Sir Isaac Newton.

Since 2010 it has operated as Royal Mint Ltd, a company owned by HM Treasury, under an exclusive contract to supply all coinage for the UK although it also produces medals and coins for other countries. It is currently located at Llantrisant, Wales.
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is the Union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is often refered to as Great Britain (GBR). It has a long, rich history.

The orignal coinage was Pounds, Shillings and Pence but since decimalisation on 15 February 1971, it is £1 = 100p, that is One Pound = 100 pence. The coinage of the UK is also a long history, the Royal Mint being established as long ago as 886AD when coins were hammered. Today there is perhaps 30 billion coins in circulation, and many (numismatic) collectors coins and sets are issued frequently in gold, silver and other metals.
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