Falkland Islands Silver Crown, 2007+ PF
2017PM BRITANNIA - WITH MOTTO - REV PROOF
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
FALKLAND ISLANDS |
| Item Description: |
S1C 2017PM Falklands Britannia - With Motto First Releases |
| Full Grade: |
NGC RP 70 |
| Owner: |
Old Pueblo Collection |
Owner Comments:
Top Pop 1 of 89. Only 7,326 limited edition Britannia Rules the Waves "Motto" Reverse Proofs were struck by the Pobjoy Mint.
Shortly after production began, the Pobjoy Mint announced it had found out it was in violation of a trademark on its "Britannia Rules the Waves" 1-ounce silver bullion coin for the Falklands Islands. The private mint found out that it could not use the name “Britannia” on these coins because the Royal Mint has trademarked that name; however, Pobjoy was allowed to retain the design. As a result, production of the coins with the "Britannia" phrasing was halted, with the total number struck being 7,329 coins. The remaining coins from the mintage limit of 50,000 pieces were produced without the "Britannia" motto.