1989 500th Anniversary Gold Proof Half Sovereign. Tudor Rose. COA #03573

  
1989 500th Anniversary Proof Gold Half-Sovereign. (Slight tarnish noted on obverse field). #04268 Individual issue of 8,888 total. Total Proof Anniversary Half Sovereign's 8,888 Minted. Struck in 22ct gold to Proof quality. 3.99g Weight/ 22.05mm Diameter. Featuring Reverse design of The Tudor Rose by Bernald Sindall. Maximum Issue limit - 10,000. Presented within a case with numbered certificate of authenticity. The Enthroned Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, depicted seated in King Edwards Chair facing front, wearing a crown and robed in regal splendor, receiving the Scepter. (This gold issue of 1989 is the only time this enthroned portrait has ever been used on the coinage of our monarch). Depicting a crowned shield of the Royal Arms, set upon a double Tudor Rose, a modernized version of the design that appeared on the earliest sovereigns of Henry Tudor. Extras : First commemorative gold sovereign in history! Please note more than one in stock so you may receive a different serial number or the one shown in photo. A receipt must be kept and trackable information provided.