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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 226970, member: 6763&quot;]See below, not 24 KT</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; In 1816, there was a major change in the British coinage, powered by the Industrial Revolution. The Royal Mint moved from The Tower of London to new premises on nearby Tower Hill, and acquired powerful new steam powered coining presses designed by Matthew Boulton and James Watt. The reverse design was introduced featuring Saint George slaying a dragon, designed by a brilliant young Italian engraver, Benedetto Pistrucci. This beautiful classic design remains on our gold sovereigns today, almost two hundred years later. The specifications have also remained unchanged: 7.9881 grams of 917 fine (22 kt) gold, 22.05 mm. diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Production at the Royal Mint stopped in 1917, although some were minted again in 1925.</p><p>The branch mints continued to produce sovereigns, Ottawa in Canada until 1919, Bombay in India in 1918, Sydney Australia until 1926, Melbourne and Perth Australia until 1931, and Pretoria South Africa until 1932.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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