A stunning collectable, the 2011 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% Britannia silver.
UNIQUE DESIGN COMBINES TWO ICONIC BRITISH EMBLEMS
The 2011 reverse features a seated Britannia with the emblematic Union Jack superimposed over her image, to create a thrilling new patriotic design.
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.
BRITANNIA SILVER
The Britannia £2 coin has been struck in Britannia silver, an alloy of silver containing 95.8% silver and the rest copper. The Britannia standard of silver was introduced as part of the recoinage of William III in 1696 in an attempt to limit the clipping and melting of sterling silver coinage, it being reasoned that there would be less incentive to melt sterling silver when a higher standard was used for 'wrought plate'. In 1697, Britannia silver became the obligatory standard for items of plate and the lion passant guardant hallmark was replaced with 'the figure of a woman commonly called Britannia'. Sterling silver was approved again for use by silversmiths in 1720 with Britannia silver remaining optional.
Since its introduction in 1997, the silver Britannia £2 has become a great favourite. The largest, purest legal tender coin of the UK, it is produced in 95.8% of Britannia silver. The 2011 coin boasts a new, very patriotic design by David Mach that features Britannia seated with trident and shield in the classic image that has featured on the pre-decimal pennies of every monarch since Charles II.
The Royal mint is proud to present a timeless memento to cherish for a lifetime.