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Collectable 2000 silver bullion Britannia in the original Royal Mint presentation card. This one-ounce coin is an early issue in the silver Britannia series, which the UK's national mint started in 1998, following the success of the gold Britannia. Fans of the series will recognise the classic standing Britannia motif, created by sculptor Philip Nathan and used across most of the bullion releases. His design shows the warrior goddess and personification of the British Isles standing strong against the wind, a trident, shield and olive branch in her hands. Nathan's Britannia is paired on this millennium coin with Ian Rank-Broadley's distinguished portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This 2000-dated coin is struck in one troy ounce of .958 Britannia silver with a distinctive reverse frosted appearance. It's supplied in the original card packaging, which includes a built-in holder. A key addition to any Britannia collection.
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Britannias issued in the millennium year feature the classic 'standing Britannia' design by sculptor Philip Nathan, which shows the goddess with her trident. The inscription reads '· BRITANNIA · 2000 · · ONE · · OUNCE · FINE · SILVER ·'.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive coin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is shown on the obverse, with the face value - '2 · POUNDS' - below and an inscription that reads '· ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · FID · DEF ·' around.
Before 2012, silver Britannias were struck in 958 silver, known as 'Britannia silver', rather than the 999 fine metal used for later issues. This bullion edition is, therefore, slightly heavier and larger than recent releases.
The UK's national mint issued 81,301 silver bullion 1oz Britannias in the year 2000, but most of them are found loose without any of the original packaging. These early silver Britannia dates are known to be very collectable.
This pre-owned coin is supplied in the original presentation card from The Royal Mint. As a bullion coin that is not fully encapsulated, you can expect some toning commensurate with the age of the coin and how it has been stored.
