2002 Britannia Tenth Ounce Mule Error Portrait Gold Proof Coin
Rare mule Britannia tenth-ounce gold proof coin from 2002. This tenth-ounce coin was found in a four-coin gold proof Britannia set and displays a fascinating and little-known error. Standard Britannias from 2002 feature Philip Nathan's classic 'standing Britannia' design on the reverse, paired with Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This effigy was used on British money from 1998 until 2015. Bizarrely, this 2002-dated coin features Raphael Maklouf's third official coin portrait of Her Majesty, a design that should have been phased out four years previously. How the wrong die was used is anyone's guess, but the result is what is known as a 'mule' coin, where the obverse and reverse do not match. Some 945 tenth-ounce proof Britannias were issued in 2002 4-coin sets, and only a small number feature this error. This 2002 1/10oz-mule coin is offered in a protective capsule without the original packaging or certificate of authenticity. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]