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- The whole coin layered layered with pure 24 carat gold
- Motif is accented in Rhodium-Platinum - the world’s most expensive precious metal!
- Significant demand is expected for this offer, only the earliest applications will be guaranteed allocation of a coin.
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Price: £49.95
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The Britannia Penny: Emblems Edition
The Britannia Penny: the last of its kind, layered in pure 24 carat gold with Britannia luxuriously accented with the world's most expensive precious metal.
Britannia first appeared on our coinage in the reign of King Charles II. In 1797 King George III placed her on the Penny where she remained, almost continuously, until 1967 when decimal changeover herladed a change to all our coins. However, she then made the transition into the decimal era on the Fifty Pence coin – at the time our largest face value coin.
But now this tradition is coming to an end. Britain’s coin designs are changing and with the new coins now entering circulation it looks certain that in just a few months
time Britannia will no longer appear on our coinage.
To commemorate Britannia’s proud coinage tradition, The London Mint Office is pleased to invite you to own the ultimate collectors edition of the Britiannia Penny, our nation’s most enduring Britannia coin.
The obverse side of the coin carries the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II created by Mary Gillick for her Coronation in 1953. It was last used on the coins of 1967.
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Technical Specifications
Country:United Kingdom
Coin:The ‘Britannia’ Penny
First issued:The penny of 1797, although this exact design first used 1937.
Last issued:1967
Coin alloy:Bronze
Finish:Layered with pure gold. The design motif is accented in Rhodium-Platinum
Diameter:31mm
Weight:9.4gm
Obverse:The first portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
by Mary Gillick
Reverse:Britannia, helmeted and holding a trident, seated on a shield, with a lighthouse on the seas in the background
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Conditions of Sale
Applications will be handled strictly in order of receipt, with a strict limit of one coin per household. To apply, simply complete the online application form or call one of our Customer Care Advisors 0800 037 4321. Making an application does not constitute an obligation on your part, and you are free to cancel within 14 days.
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