The Perth Mint’s 125th Anniversary Australia Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Five-Coin Set

Australia’s gold rush of the 1850s unearthed vast quantities of precious metal. To turn this enormous wealth into coinage, The Perth Mint was opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain’s Royal Mint to make sovereigns from Western Australian gold. The first coin to be struck, which is on permanent display in The Perth Mint’s gold exhibition, was one of 106 million sovereigns made in the years to 1931. 

Inspired by the original reverse, the modern collectable presents St George’s victory over a malevolent dragon in a new light for contemporary collectors. According to tradition, St George was a Greek-born Roman guard and Christian martyr. Myths grew up around him during the Middle Ages, including an enduring legend in which he saves a princess from a malevolent dragon. Representing courage and the victory of good over evil, St George embodied the qualities of knighthood in medieval chivalry, and was invoked to inspire valour on the battlefield and national pride.

The Perth Mint 125th Anniversary Australia Sovereign Five-Coin Gold Proof Set consists of Quarter, Half, Sovereign, Double and Five Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Coins. Struck from 91.67% pure gold in proof quality, the coins are issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

• Proof quality 22-carat (91.67%) pure gold
• Australian legal tender
• Famous design re-imagined
• 125th anniversary collectable
• Prestigious presentation packaging
• Numbered certificate of authenticity
• Issue limit – 125
• Item Code 24R92ZAA