Like the gold sovereign sets of 1986 and 1994, the 1995 set includes a special commemorative issue of £2 coin, produced to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the ending of World War II, having as its reverse design, a dove in flight carrying an olive branch.

When the Royal Mint started regularly to produce gold coins sets in 1980, they set an issue limit of 10,000 sets, and managed to sell every set. Since then the annual mintage figures have generally declined. 1995 saw the lowest mintage figure of all the recent sets, with only 718 sets issued. Millennium year 2000 for example saw the issue limit of 1,250 sets sell out quite quickly. Because less were issued during 1995, we believe it will continue to be one of the most difficult sets to acquire well into the future. The 1995 gold proof set features the third portrait of the Queen, as used from 1985 to 1997 inclusive on most British coins. The issue quantity was less than an eighth of the 1985 issue. The issue limit placed on the 1995 set was 1,250 and only 718 were issued. There were 5,849 of the 1985 sets issued.

In 1990, the four coin gold proof set packaging was re-designed, and changed to a red leather box, and for the first time, a gold-plated medallion was including, with a crowned "Elizabeth R" above the date. The medallion included in the 1995 sets has a pig on the reverse to mark the Chinese lunar year of the pig.

Obverse

The portrait of Elizabeth II on the obverse of this coin was created by Raphael Maklouf. The coin features the legend ELIZABETH II DEI·GRA·REG·F·D.

Reverse

Benedetto Pistrucci first designed the engraving of St George and the dragon in 1817. It is featured on the reverse of the half sovereign, sovereign and £5 coin in this set with the £2 coin featuring a design by John Mills, depicting a dove as the symbol of peace to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Specification

Denomination	Diameter (mm)	Weight (grams)	Actual Gold Weight (troy ounces)	Description
Five Pounds	36.02	39.94	1.1771	St. George & Dragon
Two Pounds	28.40	15.98	0.4708	St. George & Dragon
Sovereign (Pound)	22.05	7.98	0.2354	St. George & Dragon
Half Sovereign (Fifty Pence)	19.30	3.99	0.1177	St. George & Dragon
Total		67.90	2.0011

Terms of Sale - Key Points

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Bullion coins are provided as is and on occasion may have some minor scratches or edge knocks. These are not regarded as faulty or damaged goods as their precious metal content and value as a bullion coin is not affected. Any coin sold for a value less than a 180% intrinsic is considered a bullion coin.

Gold investment products are VAT free. Silver investment products are inclusive of VAT at the current rate unless otherwise stated.

All investment products are based on the live precious metal price. Prices will be fixed once the item has been added to the basket and recalculates just before checking out.

If your product is not a graded coin and is considered a bullion item, it should be noted that these are bought and sold on low premiums over their precious metal content and not solely for aesthetic purposes; therefore, some products may have edge knocks and/or marks. These edge knocks and marks do not alter the specifications of the coins.

Please note that all investment products are exempt from the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and therefore customers do not have the right to cancel their order once the order has been accepted. If customers no longer wish to go ahead with their investment purchase, there is an option to sell the products back to Chard (1964) Ltd instead. View our current buy back prices.

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We offer fully insured delivery on all special delivery options. We do need to pass on the cost of this insurance as it soon adds up shipping high value gold and silver products.

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