This 1981 Gold Sovereign Proof Set contains a gold five pound coin, a gold sovereign, silver proof crown commemorating the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles to Princess Diana, and six other coins. The previous occasion on which a British proof set was issued with a mixture of gold and other coins was in 1911 for the Coronation of George V.
Description
Five Pounds Gold weighs 39.94 grams or 1.177 oz agw
Sovereign (Pound) Gold weighs 7.98 grams
Crown (25 Pence) Sterling Silver weighs 28.28 grams
In cupro nickel are the Fifty Pence, Ten Pence and Five Pence
In bronze are the Two Pence, penny and halfpenny
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