The PCGS Certified 2024 St George and the Dragon 1oz Gold Coin contains one troy ounce of 999.9 fine gold, carries Jody Clark’s first-year design and has been graded and sealed by PCGS. It is UK legal tender with a £100 face value, exempt from Capital Gains Tax for UK residents and VAT-exempt as investment gold.

The PCGS 2024 St George and the Dragon 1oz Gold Coin design

The first coin of the collection shows Jody Clark’s energetic St George, horse rearing, lance driven into the dragon below.

King Charles III appears on the obverse in Martin Jennings’ portrait.

St George on British coins

St George, England’s patron saint, first appeared on English coins on Henry VIII’s George noble of 1526. The best-known version is Benedetto Pistrucci’s, used on the Sovereign since 1817. The Royal Mint’s St George and the Dragon bullion collection gives the legend a different design each year.

PCGS grading of the 2024 St George and the Dragon 1oz Gold Coin

The horse, armour and dragon scales are high points of the design that pick up marks easily, so a graded example preserves them at their sharpest.

Grading by PCGS means the coin has been examined by an independent third party, confirmed as genuine, given a grade from 1 to 70 on the Sheldon scale and sealed in a tamper-evident holder. The printed label records the issue and the grade, and its certification number can be looked up on the PCGS website at any time.

We supply the coin at the grade shown on its holder. Because grades differ from coin to coin and the images are illustrative, please ask before ordering if a specific grade matters to you.

PCGS 2024 St George and the Dragon 1oz Gold Coin specifications

Why buy a PCGS 2024 St George and the Dragon 1oz Gold Coin?

A graded 2024 coin is the first piece of a certified St George and the Dragon run, with a different design to follow each year.

It keeps the tax advantages of UK legal tender gold.

Why buy 1oz gold coins?

The one-ounce coin is the standard unit of the gold market. Because gold is priced per troy ounce, a 1oz coin’s metal value is simple to follow, and the larger size usually carries a lower premium per gram than fractional coins. Compared with a large bar, a holding of 1oz coins can still be sold a coin at a time, so you keep flexibility without paying fractional-coin premiums.

Frequently asked questions

How many designs are in the St George and the Dragon collection?

The Royal Mint has used a different design each year: Jody Clark in 2024, George Kruger Gray’s reimagined design in 2025 and Sandra Deiana in 2026.

Is a certified St George coin still CGT-exempt?

Yes. Certification does not affect its legal tender status.