Britannia Bullion Round
The obverse (front) of the bullion features a striking portrait of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II and encircled by "D.G. REG. F.D." which is an abbreviated Latin phrase for "Dei Gratia Regina, Fidei Defensor" which means "Queen, by the grace of God, and Defender of the Faith." The face value of "2 POUNDS" is stamped there, too, which is a bit of a mystery to me — SilverPrice.org lists the median "spot value" of one ounce of .999 Fine Silver during the year of this round's minting (2018) at USD $15.88 which equates to GBP £12.18, so it seems 10 or 12 Pounds would have been a more appropriate face value.
The reverse of the round features a beautiful representation of Lady Britannia, the personification of Britain. She holds a shield and a trident, and is wearing a Corinthian helmet.[1] Around the rim of the piece is "BRITANNIA" followed by the year of minting and then "1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER."
There is a glorious sunburst behind Lady Britannia, which is very detailed and lovely! The edge is reeded, which coordinates nicely with the sunburst.
This bullion round was nicely struck, and is one of the shiniest pieces in my collection, although these photos by me don't begin to do justice to the way the piece looks in real life!
SOURCES
1 Wikipedia: Britannia
2 Wikipedia: Britannia (coin)
Thank you for the resteem! 😊
What a marvelous looking coin! Would have expected a much older coin with, what looks to be, such patina.
It is just my amateur lighting, as there is no patina on the piece — it is very shiny silver, and the illusion of a goldish-tint is because of the particular light under which the photo was taken! 🙂
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Pretty pronounced nips on that lady, sexy! Must have been a cold day when she was posing for the artist😋🤣
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I had not even noticed that! 😂
Reverse resembles Athena.
Beautiful coin.
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Love this round—anytime a female warrior is presented, I see the power of the goddess embodied. My favourite thing. ;)
I'm not really into this kind of collecting, but that is a stunning coin with stunning design!
It definitely has captured a lot of detail in the stamping! A wonderful piece to have.