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Sovereigns were issued for Queen Victoria in almost every year from 1838 to 1901. The British Young Head Victoria Gold Sovereign is considered one of most attractive and certainly the most collectable Sovereign on the market today.
The shield reverse features a crowned garnished shield of arms with a small rosette on either side, designed by Jean Baptiste Merlen, and inscribed with the legend "BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID:DEF". The mintmarks are to be found below the wreath but above the rose.
On the reverse we find Benedetto Pistrucci's emblematic design of St George killing the Dragon. The date of issue is inscribed at the bottom.