A stunning collectable, the 2010 UK Britannia £2 coin would make
an ideal keepsake for anyone with British ancestry.
95.8% Pure Silver
The largest and purest UK legal tender coin, the Britannia coin is struck by the
Royal Mint from 1oz of 95.8% pure silver.
New Portrait of Britannia
The 2010 coin’s reverse portrays a new serene portrait of Britannia, the Roman
goddess who came to personify Britain. Designer Suzie Zamit explains: “I wanted to portray
Britannia as strong and courageous looking, but not overly warlike; more peaceful and
protective. I have given her a Corinthian-style helmet and incorporated a lion on the
design: the lion being the national symbol of courage - I wanted to emphasize the strong
and watchful connotations - and this also links in with Greek and Roman coinage which
display many animals.”
United Kingdom Legal Tender
Depicting the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its
obverse, the coin is issued as legal tender of the United Kingdom.
Presentation Packaging
The coin is housed in an attractive gift box with a Certificate of
Authenticity.
Historical Information
It was the Romans who, in recording their invasion and colonisation of the mysterious
island lying beyond Oceanus, a country which they believed was full of silver, first
portrayed Britannia on their coins. Much later, Britannia was to become a fitting symbol to
grace the reverse of the copper coins of Charles II when, in direct allusion to the then
war with the Dutch, her image symbolised her sovereignty of the seas. Universally
recognised as the personification of Britain, she has graced the coins of every British
monarch since. On the coinage of the present Queen, she featured on every pre-decimal penny
and following decimalisation was chosen to appear on 50p coin. She was chosen to grace
silver bullion coins introduced in 1997.