Great Britain’s 2020 Britannia Gold Bullion Coins Are Here!

Britannia, that ancient warrior queen who defended Britain’s shores from invasion and oppression, is back on the British Royal Mint’s annual Britannia Silver Bullion Coins. The gorgeous one-ounce gold bullion coin comes minted in a full ounce of highly-pure 99.99% fine gold ready to make her stand in your collection!

The embodiment of a nation and icon of maritime sovereignty, Britannia has symbolized Britain for centuries, appearing on coins dating all the way back to the Roman Empire. More recently, her name and image have graced the United Kingdom's Britannia bullion coin series since 1987. Philip Nathan's design of Britannia standing unwaveringly on a wind-swept shore, trident in one hand with branch and shield in the other, won “Coin of the Year” honors for its debut.

Now, the Gold Britannia has returned for 2020! Fans of British history, coin collectors and gold buyers alike will all be vying for Britannia’s attention. Make sure she finds her way into your collection; order one – or several – of these exquisite coins today!

• CLASSIC, ENDURING DESIGN – Standing on Royal Mint bullion for more than 30 years, Philip Nathan's Britannia continues to entrance with her focused gaze and lifelike detail. Radial lines have been added behind her as an additional security feature.

• EXPERTLY MINTED, HIGHLY PURE GOLD – Each 2020 Gold Britannia is struck in one ounce of 99.99% fine gold by the artisans of the Royal Mint, resulting in coins that exhibit superb details and beautiful, lustrous finishes.

• UK LEGAL TENDER – Each 2020 One-Ounce Gold Britannia is £100 (one hundred pounds) sterling United Kingdom legal tender, as struck into each coin's obverse along with Jody Clark's most recent profile of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• BEAUTIFUL UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2020 One-Ounce Gold Britannia bullion coin will arrive to you in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition, exactly as it departed the Royal Mint, secured in a vinyl flip.

This favorite of collectors around the world is met with high demand year after year. Don't miss out on this chance to secure your own stunning Gold Britannia – order yours today!

The Gold Britannia is one of the most beautiful coin designs available in the 21^st century, but it has been known around the world for more than three centuries. The Britannia appeared regularly on British coinage starting in the 18^th century and throughout British colonies in the Far East starting in the 19^th century. Right now, 2019 1 oz British Gold Oriental Border Britannia Coins are available to purchase online from Gold Financial.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives inside of a protective plastic capsule!
• 2^nd issue of Gold Britannias with the oriental border design!
• Limited mintage of only 5,000 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold in BU condition.
• Bears a face value of 100 (GBP) backed by the government of Britain.
• On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.
• The reverse includes Britannias image with an oriental border design.

Each of 2019 1 oz British Gold Oriental Border Britannia Coins available to purchase here today is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The Royal Mint of England offers these low-mintage gold coins with individual protective plastic capsules. This is the second year the Royal Mint has issued the Britannia coins in a low-mintage option with an oriental border design as a nod to its colonial history in the Far East.

The use of an oriental border design on these Gold Britannias is inspired by the British Trade Dollar issued by Royal Mint facilities in India and the Far East in the 19^th century. Following the First and Second Opium Wars in China, in which the British were victorious, ports in China were forced open by the United Kingdom. To avoid the use of British colonial currency in these port cities, British Trade Dollars were issued that often featured Britannia and included an oriental border design.

On the reverse of 2019 1 oz British Gold Oriental Border Britannia Coins is the image of Britannia from Philip Nathan in 1987. Nathans design was the winning artwork in 1987 competition hosted by the Royal Mint to find a new Britannia image for the nations official bullion coinage. This Britannia design has featured on the gold coin since 1987 and a silver version since 1997.

The obverse of 2019 British Gold Oriental Border Britannia Coins includes the right-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Englands longest reigning monarch features here in the fifth-generation portrait created by Jody Clark in 2015. Since 2018, the Royal Mint has used a guilloche background design behind the Queens portrait on most major bullion programs as well.

At Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation, ten statues called The Queen’s Beasts stood guard at the entrance to Westminster Abbey. Each creature represented a strand of the young woman’s ancient royal heritage that passed to her on that historic day. In 2016, the Royal Mint reincarnated the ten royal guardians who stood guard that day in a beautiful new coin series called The Queen’s Beasts. Each new release explores one of these ten fantastical protectors and the centuries-old story they have to tell.

The seventh release in the Queen’s Beasts 10-coin series commemorates the regal Yale of Beaufort. The Yale was a mythical, antelope-like creature that was white with gold spots. It possessed the tusks of a boar and large horns that could swivel independently in any direction. The Yale passed to the Queen through Henry VII, who inherited it from his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Each coin is intricately struck in 1 oz .9999 fine gold and bears a face value of 100 pounds backed by the British government. Add this stunning seventh coin in the Queen’s Beast series to your order today!

Highlights

• Each coin contains 1 oz of .9999 fine gold in Brilliant Uncirculated condition from the Royal Mint.
• Sovereign coin bearing a 100-pound face value backed by the British government.
• Shipped in a protective flip, mint-issued tubes, or Monster Boxes.
• Real-time prices are locked in at the time of the order.
• Fast, free, and discreet shipping.
• Quickly and easily sell  back your coins Gold Financial at industry-leading prices.

   
  

Obverse

The obverse displays coin artist Jody Clark’s effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, along with the legend “ELIZABETH II, D.G. REG. F.D., 100 POUNDS”, and the designer’s initials surrounding the image.

Reverse

Designed by Royal Mint coin artist Jody Clark, the reverse features the Yale of Beaufort rearing up on its hind legs behind a shield. Its spots appear in relief, and its long, twisted horns are swiveled in opposite directions. The shield depicts a portcullis topped by a royal crown. A portcullis is a heavy, vertically-closing gate that fortified the entrances to many medieval castles. The coin’s weight, purity, year of issue, and “YALE OF BEAUFORT” encircle the image.

About The Royal Mint

Each 2019 British 1 oz Gold Yale coin was produced at The Royal Mint, the world’s oldest and most renowned mint. The Royal Mint, whose roots extend over 1,100 years, holds a long and distinguished tradition of craftsmanship, history, and artistry. Today, the Mint remains the world’s leading manufacturer of currency, coinage, bullion, and medals.