Gold Britannia Coins Feature Incused Edge Design for Year of the Horse!

The Royal Mint has launched a new gold bullion coin within the popular Britannia series which includes for the first time, an incused or recessed design of a galloping horse repeated on the edge.

Following the highly successful launch of an “edge struck” silver Britannia coin last year, the Royal Mint has now introduced a new gold Britannia bullion coin for 2014 which bears an intricate horse design around its smooth edge replacing the usual reeded edge.

Last year The Royal Mint announced a strategic partnership with precious metals dealer A-Mark to distribute a version of their traditional 1oz Silver Britannia Bullion coin, specially designed to celebrate the Chinese ‘Year of the Snake’, which also included the launch of a new fineness of .9999 gold and .999 silver in their highly-regarded bullion range.

The exclusive arrangement with Santa Monica-based A-Mark saw Britain’s oldest manufacturing organization achieving two new  pioneering ‘firsts’ in line with their mission to remain at the forefront of progressive world minting. 

It was the first time that the 1100 year-old Royal Mint’s classic 1oz Silver Britannia was embellished with a symbol from the Chinese lunar calendar, and the first time that this legendary coin, bearing Philip Nathan’s instantly-recognizable ‘Britannia’, carried any part of a design around its smooth edge.

Denomination    Metal        Weight          Dimensions    Quality    Mintage
2 Pounds        .999 silver    31.1035             38.6 mm.    Bullion       n/a
50 Pounds     .999.9 gold    31.103 grams    38.6 mm.    Bullion       n/a

The Royal Mint’s ‘Year of the Horse’ Britannia coins are available in 1oz silver or 1oz gold exclusively from A-Mark at www.amark.com.

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