Elizabeth II (1952-2022), gold Sovereign, 1957, young laureate head right, MG on truncation for designer Mary Gillick, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, +ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F: D:, rev. St. George and dragon right, date in exergue, B.P to upper right of exergue for engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, edge milled, 7.98g (Bentley 367: Marsh 297; S.4124). A superb example of an increasingly popular date in the Sovereign series, graded by NGC as MS66 – the joint highest graded example.
NGC Certification 6671942-020
Calendar year mintage 2,072,000.
The Latin legend translates as "Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith".