Gold - Britannia

The Gold Britannia is The Royal Mint's flagship modern gold bullion coin family, introduced in 1987 as a British counterpart to the major international bullion coins of the late twentieth century. The series is best known for Philip Nathan's standing Britannia reverse, its United Kingdom legal tender status and its long role as a recognisable British gold investment coin. Early Gold Britannias were struck in 22-carat gold with one troy ounce of fine gold content, while the series moved to 999.9 fine gold from 2013. Modern issues also introduced advanced visual security features, making the Gold Britannia important to both bullion investors and collectors building date runs across different monarch, purity and design eras.