The quarter sovereign is a British gold coin issued by the Royal Mint since 2009. It has been issued as a bullion coin and as a collector's coin. The smallest in the sovereign range, it has a face value of 25 pence. In 1853, the Royal Mint produced two patterns for a quarter sovereign for circulation, with one denominated as five shillings. These coins never went into production. In 1979, the Royal Mint began to sell sovereigns to those wishing to own gold coins, by the following year selling four different denominations, ranging from the half sovereign to the five pound gold coin. In 2009, a quarter sovereign was introduced as an extension of this range. It shares the same design as the larger coins, depicting Elizabeth II on the obverse, or since 2022, Charles III. Although there are some one-year designs, the one most often used on the reverse is Benedetto Pistrucci's depiction of Saint George and the Dragon (shown), which was first used on the sovereign in 1817.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_sovereign

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1959:

Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro CF-105 Arrow interceptor-aircraft program amid much political debate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow

1970:

The Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Thailand, was founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phra_Dhammakaya

1998:

At the age of 15, American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest gold-medal winner in the history of the Winter Olympic Games at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Lipinski

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

for good: (idiomatic) In a way that is conclusive and final. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_good

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

I spend most of my day screaming — and then over time I get tired and then when I'm tired, I start thinking of the jokes. … That's what I always loved about comedy, it is a way for us to just, you know, to numb the pain, to process what we're going through without feeling every single inkling of it.   --Trevor Noah https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Trevor_Noah