AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGN

2026 Gold Proof

Three-Coin Set

The only way to purchase the half sovereign, this three gold coin set of sovereigns depicts Saint George and the dragon, good verses evil, valour in battle, with Benedetto Pistrucci’s classical design.

Key features:

• 91.67% Gold
• Three-Coin Set
• Issue Limit – 250 sets
• Australian legal tender
• Numbered certificate of authenticity
• Presentation packaging

Product Information:

• Item Code                  26X63ZAA
• Barcode                    9327025062181
• Release Date            2 June 2026

The Perth Mint was opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain’s Royal Mint to make sovereigns from Western Australian gold. The first coin to be struck, which is on permanent display in The Perth Mint’s gold exhibition, was one of 106 million sovereigns made in the years to 1931.

According to tradition, St George was a Greek-born Roman guard and Christian martyr. Myths grew up around him during the Middle Ages, including an enduring legend in which he saves a princess from a malevolent dragon. Representing courage and the victory of good over evil, St George embodied the qualities of knighthood in medieval chivalry, and was invoked to inspire valour on the battlefield and national pride.

Design

This modern collectable re-imagines the famous design. The new work portrays a naked warrior on horseback brandishing a sword above a dragon. Each coin’s image appears within a decorative circle of raised dots, together with the inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’, ‘2026’ and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. The design also features a privy mark with the number ‘100’, commemorating what would have been the 100th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Presentation

Accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity, the coins are housed in a prestigious black presentation case featuring a foiled representation of the coin design on the lid, within a superbly illustrated shipper.

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