2025 Half-Sovereign NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo First Releases, The Royal Mint, Great Britain

The Sovereign 2025 pays tribute to the coin’s rich history and Jean Baptiste Merlen’s Royal Arms design that first appeared on The Sovereign 200 years ago. Faithfully remastered using state-of-the-art technology, this Half Sovereign gold coin features Merlen’s Royal Arms design on the reverse and the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III, designed by Martin Jennings, on the obverse, marking the first time these designs have appeared together on The Sovereign. The coin is also noteworthy as it is the last editions of The Sovereign to be struck in rose gold at The Royal Mint. 

Commemorates the 200th anniversary of Jean Baptiste Merlen’s shield design
Struck in 22 carat gold to Proof standard
Includes the final editions of The Sovereign to be struck in rose gold by The Royal Mint
The reverse of the coin bears the Royal Arms design that first appeared on The Sovereign in 1825
The first Sovereign coins to feature both Merlen’s design and the official coinage portrait of His Majesty King Charles III