British Gold Sovereigns


Came across this today and wanted to pass it on. Of course you can give me a call if you want to buy some sovereigns.

More recently many armies have included sovereigns in the survival pack, both British and American airman and Special Services had sovereigns sown into their clothing to buy emergency food, shelter, safe passage or bargaining power if confronted by unfriendly forces. In 1991 the Ministry of Defence purchase £1 million of gold sovereigns for use in the gulf war and sold those that were returned at very good profit some years later.

It was not only allied military who believed in the power of the sovereign but in history people as diverse as the Sikh freedom fighters in the 1920’s who were opposed to British rule in India made good use of the sovereign. They concealed the coins in a pouch in their throats and used them to bribe their way out of Prison. The son of a wealthy industrialist residing in Thessaloniki, Macedonia recalls how his family converted their entire wealth into 3000 gold sovereigns and hid them in door frames just before the German occupation. This allowed them to survive the war without starvation as did many of their friends who did the same, but others lost their entire fortune when left with bundles of worthless Greek currency. Source