1997 Britannia Quarter Ounce Gold Proof Coin
Collectable 1997 gold proof [Britannia](file:///collections/2023-britannias/) from [The Royal Mint](file:///buy-coins/the-royal-mint/), issued in the original presentation case with a numbered certificate of authenticity. 1997 marked the 10th anniversary of the Britannia series, an occasion that the Mint marked with a special reverse, designed by [Phillip Nathan](file:///blog/philip-nathan/) and showing the warrior goddess in the guise of the legendary British Queen Boudicca driving a chariot pulled by two horses. - The obverse displays [Raphael Maklouf](file:///blog/raphael-maklouf/)'s third coin portrait of [Queen Elizabeth II](file:///buy-coins/elizabeth-ii/) - Just 923 of these 1/4oz coins were sold by the Mint in 1997 in this individual presentation - [Twenty-Five Pound](file:///buy-coins/25-twenty-five-pounds/) coin struck in 8.51 grams of solid .9167 (22-carat) gold with a fine [proof finish](file:///buy-coins/proof/)