The quarter sovereign is a British bullion or collectors' coin, whose introduction was announced by the Royal Mint in January 2009. Comprising 1.997 grams of 22 carat or 0.9170 fine gold (the

crown gold Crown gold is a 22 karat (kt) gold alloy used in the crown coin introduced in England in 1526 (by Henry VIII). In this alloy, the proportion of gold is 22 parts out of 24 (91.667% gold)—and is appreciably less prone to wear than the softer 23 k ...

standard), the 13.5 mm diameter quarter sovereign is the smallest modern

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British

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, with a nominal value of 25 pence. It is a quarter of the weight of a 'full' sovereign with an actual gold weight (AGW) of 0.0588 troy oz. it continues to be minted, including some to proof quality. The Royal Mint had produced two

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for a quarter sovereign for circulation use, one denominated as five shillings, in 1853, but this coin never went into production, in part due to concerns about the small size of the coin and likely wear in circulation.OnlineCoinClub
Quarter Sovereign pre-decimal

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