Britannia silver coins contain one troy ounce of silver and have a face value of 2 pounds. Silver Britannias also are issued in fractional sizes of one-half, one-quarter, and one-tenth of a troy ounce and with face values of 1p, 50p, and 20p respectively. The 1997-2012 silver coins have a fineness of 958 or 95.8%. The 2013 silver coins have a fineness of 999 or 999%.
Queen Elizabeth II has been featured on many coins from the Commonwealth of Nations. As the years pass and bring about an older appearance, the Queen has always been realistically pictured as she ...
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Beginning in 1997, the Royal Mint decided to start a silver version of their gold Britannia series. The Royal Mint only issued proof design silver coins for the inaugural year but decided to ...
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Many silver coin collectors look for specific traits in a series, when deciding to start a new collection. The coin's silver purity, the coin's mintage, the condition of the coin, and where the ...
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The reverse side of the 2002 silver Britannia reveals a strongly poised goddess. Britannia is a goddess who represents a British island that was once ruled by Rome. Once Rome left, Britain kept ...
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No better way to bring in the new millennium than with buying outstanding coins! The silver Britannia coin series was started by the Royal mint in 1997, since the mint had already started a ...
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