Sovereign gold coin - sovereign

Japanese: ソブリン金貨 - ソブリンきんか(英語表記)sovereign
Sovereign gold coin - sovereign
The name of the British 1 pound gold coin. It is also called the sovereign. It was established in the Coinage Act of 1816 when the UK adopted the gold standard, and was minted and issued as currency for domestic circulation until 1917. Since 1874, it has been issued as a bullion gold coin (a gold coin suitable for investment that is traded at a price not much different from the bullion value). It is still legal tender for 1 pound, but there is no face value indicated. Diameter 22mm, weight 7.988g, fineness 916/1000. The 1 pound gold coin is called a sovereign (monarch) because the 20 shilling (= 1 pound) gold coin issued in 1489 had a large portrait of the then King Henry VII on it.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリスの1ポンド金貨の名称。ソベリン金貨ともいう。イギリスが金本位制度を採用した1816年貨幣法で制定され,1917年まで国内流通用の貨幣として製造・発行された。74年からは,地金型金貨(地金価値と大差ない価格で取引される投資向きの金貨)として発行されている。現在も1ポンドの法貨であるが,額面金額の表示はない。直径22mm,重量7.988g,品位916/1000。1ポンド金貨をソブリン(君主)と呼ぶのは,1489年に発行された20シリング(=1ポンド)金貨に,当時の国王ヘンリー7世の肖像が大きく描かれたことに由来する。

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