2023 Gold Royal Mint Britannia 1/10 oz BU - Queen

2023 Gold Royal Mint Britannia 1/10 oz BU - Type 1

This stunning new 2023 1/10 oz Gold Britannia coin contains one troy ounce of .999 fine gold, the Royal Mint's purest gold release. The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is pictured on the obverse, which Royal Mint engraver Jody Clark designed. The background is filled with an eye-catching guilloché security pattern. With the recent death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2023 date mark will be the last to involve Britain's longest-reigning monarch. The 2023 Queen Elizabeth II Gold Britannia Type 1 will be produced for only a few weeks before the series is replaced by coins featuring a new King Charles III picture.

Britannia, the powerful, watchful female personification of the United Kingdom, is pictured on the reverse. Britannia keeps a trident in one hand, ready to defend the seas. On the other hand, she wields a large shield emblazoned with the picture of the British flag, prepared to defend the realm. For centuries, Britannia has arrived on British coinage as a symbol of power and integrity. The narrow rim band contains inscriptions such as "BRITANNIA 2023 1 oz 999 FINE Gold."

The reverse of this 2023 Gold Britannia 1/10 oz BU - Type 1 coin has four visible security elements. Each element complements the existing design while also improving anti-counterfeiting measures.

• The background pattern is a wave structure that captures the light on the coin's surface. This structure simulates the sea waves off the coast of Great Britain. This not only adds an interesting texture but also raises security.
• Britannia's shield also has good, smooth lines. Again, this is a design improvement and a rise in security.
• The third element features a picture of a padlock within a small circle in the lower left corner. The portrait of the trident changes as the coin is tilted.
• The final security upgrade features the Latin phrase "Decus Et Tutamen," meaning "an ornament and a safeguard." This word is micro-etched in tiny writing along the coin's inner rim.

Highlights

• 1/10 troy oz. of .999 fine gold in BU condition
  
• Obverse: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is pictured against a guilloché security pattern. Inscriptions include "ELIZABETH II D. G. REG. F. D." and the face value of ten pounds. This will be Her Majesty's final minting.
• Reverse: The reverse represents a helmeted Lady Britannia holding a trident in one hand and a shield in the other. In addition, four new anti-counterfeiting security features were introduced in 2021, the most remarkable of which is the background wave pattern.
• Sovereign coin backed by the British government.