Brittania,2 pounds 2023,1 Oz 999% ..

Features

IssuerUnited Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) KingCharles III (2022-date)
TypeNon-circulating coinYears2023-2024Value2 Pounds
2 GBP = EUR 2.34CurrencyPound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)CompositionSilver (.999)Weight31.21 gDiameter38.61 mmThickness3 mmShapeRoundTechniqueMilledOrientationMedal alignment ↑↑Number

N#

353110



Series: Silver Britannia

Obverse

Uncrowned portrait of HM King Charles III left, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·2 POUNDS ·
MJ

Unabridged legend: Charles III Dei Gratia Rex Fidei Defensor

Translation: Charles the Third by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith

Designer: Martin Jennings 

Reverse

Standing image of Britannia holding a trident in her right hand, with a shield bearing the Union flag and an olive branch in her left hand, security padlock, legend around.

Note: wave effect

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITANNIA ' 2023 ' 1 oz ' 999 ' FINE ' SILVER '
DECUS ET TUTAMEN
NATHAN

Translation: An ornament and a safeguard

Designer: Philip Nathan

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

This Britannia strike was the second strike with the 2023 date and the first to be issued with King Charles III effigy.

The strike continues to feature four security features:
- A latent image which changes from a padlock to Britannia’s famous trident
- Surface animation bringing the background of sparkling waves to life
- Micro text gives both decoration and protection – ‘an ornament and a safeguard’
- Britannia’s shield bearing the Union Flag accented with tincture lines