Item: 2010 Perth Mint Gold Proof Australian Sovereign

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Australian $25

Mintage: 2,500

Material: Proof Quality 91.67% Pure Gold

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. Each coin is housed in a circular timber display case and illustrated shipper accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Issue Price: $675

Detailed Description

In 2009, after a 78-year hiatus, The Perth Mint resumed regular production of gold coins bearing the prestigious title of ‘sovereign’.  This year’s Perth Mint Proof Australian Sovereign has been meticulously crafted for collectors of remarkable gold coins and those looking for a gift that will be treasured for life.

Proof Quality 91.67% Pure Gold

The 2010 Perth Mint Proof Australian Sovereign is struck from 91.67% pure gold (22-carats) in stunning proof quality.

Commonwealth Coat of Arms Reverse

The coin’s reverse portrays the Commonwealth Coat of Arms.  The design incorporates the words AUSTRALIA and SOVEREIGN, as well as The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark which appeared on sovereigns produced in Perth during the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2010 year-date.

Limited Release

No more than 2,500 of these 2010 Perth Mint sovereigns will be released.

Circular Presentation Case

Each coin is housed in a circular timber display case and illustrated shipper accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Technical Specifications