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Gold Sovereign

Great Britain · Government / Royal Mint. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1817Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1817

William Wellesley Pole1817

London · Government / Royal Mint

The Royal Mint issues the modern sovereign as the principal 20-shilling gold coin.

Names involved

William Wellesley Pole

Provenance

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