Queen Elizabeth was born on the 21st April 1926 and ascended the throne upon the death of her father, George VI on the 6th of February 1952. Elizabeth celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002 and a year later her reign surpassed that of her four predecessors combined. She also holds the honor of being the oldest reigning British monarch.
To date there have been a total of five different obverse design Elizabeth II sovereigns -
Gillick portrait 1957 - 1968 - a youthful looking uncrowned Queen Elizabeth with ribbons in her hair, created by Nottingham born Mary Gillick. The reverse of these Gillick head sovereigns features Pistrucci’s St George & the Dragon design.
Decimal portrait 1974 - 1984 - this portrait was designed by Arnold Machin and thanks to being featured on many other coins and stamps is thought to be the most reproduced portrait of all time.
Third Portrait 1985 - 1997 a more mature and confident looking portrait, only proof sovereigns exist as circulation sovereigns were not issued.
500th Anniversary Portrait - 1989 - to commemorate 500 years since the issue of the first sovereign coin in 1498 (Henry VII) this design features Elizabeth fully robed and seated on the throne.
Fourth Portrait introduced 1998 - a more elderly looking Elizabeth which is likely to be used for the foreseeable future.
Below you can find single & collections of Queen Elizabeth II sovereigns and half sovereigns for sale on ebay. The coins can be either be viewed by the time left until the auction ends or by the price.
Elizabeth II sovereign coins available on eBay.co.uk
