HC Deb 29 April 1971 vol 816 c204W
Mr. Harold Lever

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what number of gold sovereigns have been minted in the last five years; how many are being minted in the current year; and how many of these last are to be offered for sale in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Higgins

18.6 million gold sovereigns have been minted in the last five years, but none is being minted in 1971.