1oz Britannia Gold Coin (Mixed Years – Best Value)

The gold Britannia is an ideal coin for investors in UK. Buy gold britannia coin and get exempt of Capital Gain Tax as a british bullion investor.

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Design of the 1oz gold Britannia

Obverse

The obverse represents different portrait of her majesty Queen Elisabeth II faing right, wearing the King George IV State Diadem. This can be either the fourth or fifth portrait. The design of the obverse was realised by Jody Clark (2015 ).

The monetary denomination “100 Pounds” is also displayed as well as the inscription “ELIZABETH II . D . G . REG . F . D”.

Reverse

The reverse depicts the britannia, symbol of the Great Britain nation. The Britannia is an ancient british queen who defied the roman empire against the invasion of Great Britain. The Britannia stands upwding wearing a Corinthian helmet. She holds a shield and an olive branch in her right hand. Her right hand holds firmly a trident spear. This design of the coin reverse was created by the artist Phillip Nathan.

The inscription “1 oz” is mentioned, aside to the purity “999.9 FINE GOLD” and the year of issue.

Why buy 1 ounce gold Britannia coins ?

Depending on their year of issue (and consequently the gold purity), their use will vary. 1oz gold Britannia made of 22 carats will suit more as a bullion coin for trade. 24 carats britannia bullion coins being more fragile, they will be better as an asset to store physical gold. In addition, their content of one troy ounce of gold make it easy to track their price and value.

Buy gold Britannia coin offer advantages compared to gold bars. They enable to split your precious metal portfolio in smaller units of 1 ounce. In addition, they are highly liquid and carry a low premium over the gold price. Their fine gold content of 1 troy ounce (31.1035 grams) enable to track their price easily. Because the gold price is also quoted in ounce, you just need to take a look at the live gold price available in our website to know the exact value of your gold britannia. For these reasons,  gold britannia are a great choice for any precious metal investors.

Because of their popularity in UK, they are really easy to sell to any bullion dealer or jeweller in Great Britain. Gold Britannia are the most appreciated bullion coins by british investors. Buy gold Britannia coin also offer great benefits to british investors. As a UK legal tender gold coin, they are Capital Gain Tax (CGT) free. Moreover, they are VAT free both in Great Britain and in any country part of the European Union. The weight, purity and gold content of the gold Britannia is backed by the Royal Mint.

Brief History of the Gold Britannia

The Britannia first appeared on coin of the roman emperor Hadrian in 119 A.C, over two thousand years ago. Then later on copper halfpennies and farthings of Charles II from 1672. Britannia continued to appear on bronze coins until decimalisation when she appeared on the fifty pence coins. Between 1901 and 1935, Britannia was portrayed standing on British Trade Dollars as well as on the florins of Edward VII from 1902 to 1910.

The sculptor Philip Nathan, designer of the first Britannia bullion coin envisaged a design with a classic and iconic symbol. In its classical coinage artwork, he produced the picture of the ancient queen britannia standing firmly upwind. This ancient queen is famous to have protected the United Kingdom the roman invasion. Thereafter, this queen became the symbol of the british nation. Moreover, the crown depicted in the gold britannia is typically worn by the Queen Elisabeth II during the annual State Opening of Parliement.

The concept of the one ounce bullion coin was to provide an easy way to purchase small quantity of gold and silver in the form of coins. Britannia gold bullion coins were introduced in 1987 in four different weights : 1 oz, ½ oz, ¼ oz and 1/10 oz (for the face values of £100, £50, £25 and £10). From 1987 to 2012, these coins were produced in 22 carats gold. To be in line with the majority of other bullion coins from world mint, the Royal Mint decided in 2013 to change the alloy of the gold Britannia bullion coin to 24 carats 99.99 %%. Although these differences of fineness, all gold britannia contain 1 ounce of fine gold.

Why buy 1 oz gold coins ?

One ounce gold coins are popular in the gold bullion market. They are a great way to split your precious metal holdings in smaller fractions. In fact, a large gold bar is not always the best option. Even if you will pay less per gram with gold bars, a large gold bar will restrict the fungibility of your investment. Buying 1 ounce gold bullion coins make your investment more divisible and liquid. In fact, you can trade few gold coins when you need cash, instead of selling a whole bar at once. On the other hand, a large gold bar will be more difficult to convert into cash. Therefore, it is worth paying a slightly higher premium above the gold spot spot price.