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| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | BRITANNIA BMJ 1/20 OZ 999.9 FINE GOLD 2025 |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof |
| Additional information |
The one-pound gold piece occupies an odd constitutional corner: it is legal tender, yet its face value bears no relationship to its bullion content. This fiction has been maintained deliberately since the Royal Mint revived the gold sovereign series — the nominal value provides legal standing without implying anything about worth. The .9999 fineness here is fractionally purer than the traditional sovereign standard of .9167, a quiet modernization that distinguishes the bullion program from its historic predecessors.