Strength and Shield Yellow Gold Half Sovereign

This design is modelled upon the design for the sovereign and half sovereign adopted by Queen Victoria in 1838.  The Royal Arms are set within two branches of laurel bound to form a wreath, celebrating the prosperity of the Queen’s reign.  It is fitting for the current monarch whose reign has matched and gone beyond the reign of her great great grandmother. Indeed, a similar design was issued by the Royal Mint for the sovereign in 2002, on the occasion of The Queen’s Golden Jubilee.