2020 Tristan Da Cunha 1/8 Sovereign – The Last Pre-Decimal Shilling – 1g Gold

2020 Tristan Da Cunha 1/8 Sovereign – The Last Pre-Decimal Shilling – 1g Gold

Country: Tristan Da Cunha – Saint Helena

Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-Date)

Type: Non-Circulating Coin

Years: 2020

Mint: Hattons of London

Denomination: 1/8 Sovereign

Currency: Pound Sterling (Decimalized, 1971-Date)

Composition: .917 Gold

Diameter: 11mm

Weight: 1g

Edge: Reeded

Mintage: 3,999

Condition: New – Mint Packaging

Obverse: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II; date below, legend around

Reverse: Three English lions, inspired by the design of the last English shilling, encased within a shield. An anniversary ribbon either side contains the dates 1970 and 2020

Commemorative Issue: 50th anniversary of Britain’s last pre-decimal coins

Includes book “Predecimal: One Thousand Years of Britain’s Coinage” By Stewart Binns