Quarter sovereign

The quarter sovereign is a British coin denomination whose introduction was announced by the Royal Mint in January 2009.^[1] Comprising 2 grams of 22 carat gold, the 13.5 mm diameter quarter sovereign is the smallest modern legal tender British gold coin. It is a quarter of the weight of a sovereign. As of 2017 it continues to be minted.^[2]

References

↑ "Quarter Sovereigns - Available February 2009". goldsovereigns.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
↑ "Quarter-Sovereign 2017 | Gold Sovereigns | The Royal Mint". The Royal Mint. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

British coinage
Decimal	¹⁄₂p 1p 2p 5p 10p 20p 50p £1 £2
Pre-decimal	Quarter farthing ( ¹⁄₁₆d) Third farthing ( ¹⁄₁₂d) Half farthing ( ¹⁄₈d) Farthing ( ¹⁄₄d) Halfpenny ( ¹⁄₂d) Penny (1d) Three halfpence ( 1 ¹⁄₂d) Twopence (2d) Threepence (3d) Groat (4d) Sixpence (6d) Shilling (1/-) Florin (2/-) Half crown (2/6) Double florin (4/-) Crown (5/-) Half sovereign (10/-) Half guinea (10/6) Sovereign (20/-) Guinea (21/-)
Commemorative and bullion	25p £5 £20 £50 £100 Britannia Maundy money Quarter sovereign Half sovereign Sovereign Lunar The Queen's Beasts
See also	Pound sterling Coins of the pound sterling Banknotes of the pound sterling List of British banknotes and coins List of British currencies Scottish coinage Coins of Ireland List of people on coins of the United Kingdom

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