sovereign+(coin)

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• British half sovereign coin — The half sovereign was first introduced in 1544 under Henry VIII. It was a gold coin valued at ten shillings or 120 pre decimal pennies. After 1604, the issue of half sovereigns, along with sovereigns, was discontinued until 1817, following a… …   Wikipedia

• Sovereign (disambiguation) — Sovereign may refer to: *Sovereignty, a philosophical concept or state *Sovereign (British coin) *Sovereign Hill, Victoria *Lady Sovereign, a female MC and performing artist for Def Jam Recordings *Sovereign class starship, in Star Trek… …   Wikipedia

• sovereign — [säv′rən, säv′ər in; ] occas. [ suv′rən, suv′ər in] adj. [ME soveraine < OFr < VL * superanus < L super, above, OVER] 1. above or superior to all others; chief; greatest; supreme 2. supreme in power, rank, or authority 3. of or holding… …   English World dictionary

• Sovereign — Sov er*eign (? or ?; 277), n. 1. The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor. [1913 Webster] No question is to be made but that the bed of the Mississippi… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sovereign — late 13c., from O.Fr. soverain, from V.L. *superanus chief, principal, from L. super over (see SUPER (Cf. super )). Spelling influenced by folk etymology association with reign. Milton spelled it sovran, as though from It. sovrano. Meaning gold… …   Etymology dictionary

• sovereign — ► NOUN 1) a king or queen who is the supreme ruler of a country. 2) a former British gold coin worth one pound sterling. ► ADJECTIVE 1) possessing supreme or ultimate power. 2) (of a nation or its affairs) acting or done independently and without …   English terms dictionary

• Sovereign (British coin) — A Gold Sovereign is a gold coin first issued in 1489 for Henry VII of England and still in production as of 2008.cite web |url=http://www.royalmint.com/RoyalMint/web/site/PackedSets/SV07.asp?orderby= pg= thumb=3 |title=2007 Gold Proof Sovereign… …   Wikipedia

• sovereign — n. & adj. n. 1 a supreme ruler, esp. a monarch. 2 Brit. hist. a gold coin nominally worth pound1. adj. 1 a supreme (sovereign power). b unmitigated (sovereign contempt). 2 excellent; effective (a sovereign remedy). 3 possessing sovereign power (a …   Useful english dictionary

• sovereign — /ˈsɒvrən / (say sovruhn) noun 1. someone who has sovereign power or authority, especially a monarch. 2. a group or body of persons or a state possessing sovereign authority. 3. a former British gold coin. –adjective 4. belonging to or… …  

• Sovereign ring — A sovereign ring is a ring which typically has a gold sovereign as a primary decorative feature, with the obverse face as the visible detail. The coin may be either genuine or replica tender, and may be either a sovereign or half sovereign. In… …   Wikipedia

• sovereign — sov•er•eign [[t]ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv [/t]] n. 1) gov a monarch or other supreme ruler 2) gov a person who has sovereign power or authority 3) gov a body of persons or a state having sovereign authority 4) num a gold coin of the United… …   From formal English to slang