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>
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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>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
for good:
(idiomatic) In a way that is conclusive and final.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_good>
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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>
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