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1/8 Sovereign - Charles III St. George & the Dragon
| Issuer | Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 1/8 Sovereign |
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| Reverse description | St. George, depicted as a standing armoured warrior in a Corinthian helmet and flowing cloak, raises a curved sword in his right hand while thrusting a lance with his left into the open jaws of a large, coiling dragon that fills the lower and right portions of the field. The scene is rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail on the dragon's scales and the warrior's drapery. The dual dates 1925 and 2025 appear in the upper right field, commemorating the centenary of Winston Churchill's return to the Gold Standard. The curved legend CHURCHILL'S GOLD STANDARD SOVEREIGN arcs around the upper border, with the engraver's initials JC at lower left. A fine beaded inner border frames the composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | CHURCHILL'S GOLD STANDARD SOVEREIGN 1925 2025 JC |
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Tristan da Cunha is the most remote permanently inhabited island on Earth, some 2,400 kilometres from the nearest landmass. It issues coins under Saint Helena authority but has no meaningful local currency economy — these fractions are produced entirely for the collector market, a function the British overseas territories have leaned on heavily since the 1970s to generate revenue without taxation.
The 1/8 sovereign denomination has no historical circulation precedent; it was introduced as a bullion-adjacent collectible format sized for modern retail price points.