The Best of British - 1 Ounce Silver Britannia

By Lucy Grantham

The British silver Britannia one ounce coin is renowned for its beauty, comprehensive design, high quality and aesthetic value. The coin has an intricately detailed and attractive design that appeals to many coin collectors all over the world.

The silver coins were first brought into circulation as a convenient means for the public to purchase small amounts of bullion silver in the form of coins and has since become one of the the Royal Mint's most popular series. The silver coin was first introduced in 1997 after the gold Britannia coin's great success and has been reintroduced every year since.

It has a face value of 2 United kingdom pounds. It really is the largest and purest legal tender issued by the UK. The coin itself is manufactured from Britannia silver which happens to be 95.8 % pure. The remaining 4.2 % is actually filled with copper. It has an overall total mass of 32.45 grams' a fine weight of 31.10 grams' plus a diameter of 40.00 millimeters.

The silver Britannia contains 1 troy oz of pure silver. Every year the details of the coin change, however it continues to possess exactly the same core components within the design. On the front side of the coin is a portrait of the Queen and the flip side bears a picture of Britannia. Britannia is a mythic figure that personifies Great Britain and represents the strength of Britain. She was spawned around 117 AD, and was first portrayed on the old copper coinage of Charles II in 1672. Britannia has been highlighted on each Uk monarch coin since Charles II.

Silver coin lovers across the globe would be smart to add a silver Britannia to their coin cabinet. Such attractive Uk produced coins will not look out of place next to other treasured coins including the Aussie Silver Kookaburra, Austrian Philharmonic, American silver Eagle, Canadian Maple, Chinese silver Panda and Mexican Libertad. - 31899

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