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one hundred years of the of our skies. the mention of the word
defence of our skies. In 1918 ‘sovereign’ evokes feelings
During World War Two a
- one hundred years ago - the of pride and security in the
total of 14,583 Hurricanes
Royal Air Force was formed minds of most of us.
were produced. It was a
and since that time it has ‘workhorse’ of Fighter
defended us from the air. STILL MINTED TODAY
Command: it featured a
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the Battle of Britain, the Cold quick to repair and withstood sovereign coins in everyday
War, the Falklands War, the considerable punishment. circulation. What many people
Gulf War and right through Turn-around time - to don’t realise though is that
to today, Britain’s air defence re-arm, refuel etc. - was just they are still struck for those
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anniversary that has quarter sovereign be struck Recent uncertainty caused
collectors and gold buyers for this important national by the Brexit process has
excited, as the announcement anniversary - the sovereign caused many people to
of a new gold quarter series is itself one of our reconsider gold. It is a truly
sovereign coin being struck greatest national symbols. international ‘currency’ and
that is a world first. The gold sovereign was first unlike other assets that
To mark this nationally struck in the modern British must reside within a specific
significant anniversary, era in the year 1817 during geographic territory, it is
Hattons of London has the reign of King George III. portable and also physical.
independently designed a The new sovereign coins It even has a special status
commemorative gold quarter (a full sovereign and half within Britain: it can be bought
sovereign coin and it features sovereign were issued from without paying any VAT.
the Union Flag in full colour 1817, a double sovereign from
- never before has a quarter 1823 and a five sovereign coin QUARTER SOVEREIGN £99 (plus £4.99 for P&P) winning documentary
from 1887) were the basis
sovereign been struck with full COIN WITH COLOUR should contact Hattons of maker and author Stewart
colour in its design. This is of a coinage that lasted IS WORLD’S FIRST London whose contact details Binns, FREE of charge with
why people will be determined Britain until the end of the appear below. This offer is their order. It presents the
to get their hands on one. Gold Standard. The quarter Never before has a quarter exclusively available from history of seven iconic British

sovereign was first struck in sovereign coin featured full Hattons of London. aircraft-includingtheHawker
FEATURES THE 2009. colour in its design. It is a Hurricane - and their impact
HURRICANE: HERO OF The sovereign was quite fitting tribute to the hundred Applications made by the on the defence of Britain.
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN year anniversary of the closing date will receive
simply the greatest gold a copy of the 76 page full The coin may be returned
The quarter sovereign coin coin of its era. During the defence of Britain’s skies. colour book “The Defence within 60 days for a full
features the front section of reign of Queen Victoria, the This first of its kind gold of Britain’s Skies” by award refund. There is a strict limit
a Hawker Hurricane, with the British sovereign was official quarter sovereign, minted of one coin per household,
Union Flag in full colour in legal tender in more than from solid 22 carat gold, is and this offer is limited to UK
the background. 30 nations and territories restricted to just 4,999 coins. mainland households only. All
The distinctive outline of around the world, and This means that fewer than 1 applicants must be aged 18
the nose section, wings accepted in many others. in every 5,000 UK households or over.
can own one.
and cockpit of the Hawker That global acceptance was It’s worth noting too that
Hurricane - a ‘hero’ of the a result of its unparalleled Those interested in owning within Britain sovereign
Battle of Britain - celebrate reliability of purity and one at a £100 saving for just coins have no VAT.
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