2022 Britannia Two Ounce Silver Proof Coin
Limited edition silver proof 2oz 2022 Britannia. The female personification of Britain has been a feature on our money since Roman times, her image revived for the coinage of Charles II in 1672. 350 years on, The Royal Mint is celebrating this perennial presence on British coinage by adding two new, one-year-only designs to their range of Britannia investment coins. This edition features a reverse by one of the Mint’s product designers, Dan Thorne. It shows the figure of Britannia, staring into the distance, wearing a helmet and holding a trident and a shield emblazoned with a roaring lion. The graphic background features a Union Jack, sunrays and crashing waves. The legend includes the the date and the composition: ‘2oz 999 · BRITANNIA · FINE SILVER · 2022’. This is paired with Jody Clark’s portrait of Her Majesty the Queen to the reverse. Finished to finest proof standard, these coins are 99.9% silver and weigh 62.42 grams with a diameter of 40.00 millimetres. The face value of this collectors piece is £5. It comes from a limited edition presentation of 750 coins and is offered in its original presentation packaging with a numbered certificate of authenticity. System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String] System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1[System.String]