jubilee head sovereign reference

[Mr T]

For those interested a new reference book that is available on online has been written about the Jubilee Head Sovereigns. You can see it at http://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/jubilee_brochure/1

[ozjohn]

Interesting to read the report from the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint where they had a Chinese general visitor who told the mint that shield back sovereigns were far more acceptable in the far east as the St. George reverse showed the dragon, the Chinese symbol in an humiliating positon. Just goes to show you can upset people without even knowing it. On the other hand I believe Greeks love St. George reverse sovereigns as St. George is held in very high regard in Greece. I wonder if the Chinese are still offended if they see a St. George reverse sovereign.

[Mr T]

Interesting to read the report from the Melbourne branch of the Royal Mint where they had a Chinese general visitor who told the mint that shield back sovereigns were far more acceptable in the far east as the St. George reverse showed the dragon, the Chinese symbol in an humiliating positon.

Seems like such a strange concept too to make your money appealing to people in another country altogether. Different time.