The Half-Sovereign 2025 Gold Proof Coin, Shield Design, OGP & COA in hand

  

The Half-Sovereign 2025 Gold Proof Coin. Dated 2025 commemorating the 200th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Merlen's shield design. Struck in 22 carat gold and finished to Proof standard. The final year the Half-Sovereign will be struck in rose gold. Features the Royal Arms reverse design that first appeared on The Sovereign in 1825.

The first Sovereign to feature both Merlen's design and the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III. The obverse features the official coinage portrait of His Majesty The King, designed by Martin Jennings. Accompanied by a detailed booklet recounting the history of The Sovereign and Merlen's original desig.

Jean Baptiste Merlen's Royal Arms design that first appeared. Merlen's Royal Arms design on the reverse. Coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III. The first time these designs have.

Sovereign to be struck in rose gold. Each coin also comes with an informative booklet detailing the history of both The Sovereign and Merlen's design.