United Kingdom - The 2012 Britannia Silver Bullion Coin

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The Britannia Silver Coin, a 2012 brilliant uncirculated coin from the United Kingdom.

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To mark the Britannia bullion coin’s 25th anniversary in 2012, the Royal Mint in Britain is reviving a classic coinage design for the one-ounce silver coin. The reverse features a classic Philip Nathan design of the iconic goddess, showing her in a standing pose in flowing robes. She carries the trident and shield and wears a Corinthian helmet.

It was the Romans who, in recording their invasion and colonization of the mysterious island lying beyond Oceanus, a country which they believed full of silver, first portrayed Britannia on their coins. Much later Britannia became a fitting symbol to grace the reverse of the copper coins of Charles II when, in direct allusion to the then war with the Dutch, her image symbolized her sovereignty of the seas. Universally recognized as the personification of Britain, she has graced the coins of every British monarch since. She was chosen to grace the new gold coinage introduced in 1987, the coins of highest denomination in the realm, and on the silver bullion coins introduced in 1997.

Includes Capsule and Easel.