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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The Royal Mint's newest silver Britannia coin, the Silver Britannia is what many coin collectors have been waiting all year for! Unrelenting in its lack of design change for the Britannia, the ...
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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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According to British tradition, giving someone a silver token to celebrate a special occasion is a sign of good luck and bestows blessings on the recipient. There is history to prove the ...
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Resurrecting the original Britannia design, the Royal Mint has decided to keep the reverse design of the impressive coin series the same. Britannia has been the face of hope, for Britain, ever ...
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Embrace a new tradition and give the gift of good luck! In British culture, it has been revered that giving a silver token brings the recipient good luck and blessings. The Royal Mint's silver ...
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Every odd year since 1997, the Royal Mint changes the reverse design of the silver Britannia. Her main stance is standing upright while holding her trident and an olive branch. But to give the ...
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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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Resurrecting the original Britannia design, the Royal Mint has decided to keep the reverse design of the impressive coin series the same. Britannia has been the face of hope, for Britain, ever ...
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