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S2PND 2018 Britannia First Day of Production 1 oz the first COA was 3564 then 2nd COA is 501 although only 144
FIRST EVER First Day of Production (FDP) Silver Britannia!
1. Limited FDP Mintage
Only 784 of the 12,000 max mintage have the FDP designation. This represents only 6% of the mintage.
2. Only MS70 DPL Graded Britannia’s
According to NGC pop reports, only 144 of the Plain field Britannia’s have graded out as MS70 DPL – and all. DPL = Deep Mirror Proof Like
3. Reverse
The reverse of Britannia features the Coin of the Year award-winning design of Standing Britannia. This design features a standing Britannia, wind blowing her robes left while she holds a trident. Britannia wears a Corinthian helmet and bears a shield. Radial lines behind her have been added as an additional security feature.
Coin reverse includes the coins date, weight, and fineness.
4. Obverse
The obverse features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark. http://www.jodyclark.com/. Encircling the Queen reads Elizabeth II D G REG F D which stands for ‘By the grace of God, Queen, and Defender of the Faith.’
5. Plain Fields Britannia
Each year a limited number of Standing Britannia coins are released by The Royal Mint. Known as the Plain Fields Britannia, it differs from the standard bullion release in two ways.
1) the background of both the reverse and the obverse are without the textured fields that are found on the bullion
Britannia’s
2) only a limited number are released each year compared to the bullion release which can number into the millions.
6. NGC Graded & Certified with Exclusive Label
Designed and created only for Britannia coins we have submitted to NGC. It features the classic image of Britannia and the subtle image of Great Britain’s flag in the background.
7. First Day of Production
The Royal Mint has authorized the release of these First Day of Production silver Britannia’s. Only 784 of the 12,000 mintage have earned the FDP designation. First Day of Production coins are the only coins that have been struck on the very first day the Mint began striking the coins.
8. Legal Tender
The basic currency unit is the Pound, or Pound Sterling, the symbol for which is written as £. It is sometimes shown as GB£, or GBP. Since the Great Decimalization of 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 pence, just like the dollar is split into 100 cents. The 8 coins circulating are the £2, £1, 50 pence (p), 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1 penny.
9. Britannia
Britannia is considered the female personification of Britain, symbolizing its ideals and values throughout history. Britannia has appeared on British coinage since 1672, although the Romans were the first to portray her on their coins. Ancient Roman coins depicted Britannia as a fragile and brooding figure, however, over the centuries Britannia has developed into a ‘warrior queen,’ wearing a Corinthians hat, wielding a shield and trident, as symbols of protection and security.