2003 ROYAL MINT BRITANNIA SILVER PROOF 4 COIN SET

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2003 ROYAL MINT BRITANNIA SILVER PROOF 4 COIN SET Specifications: 2003 Royal Mint Britannia Silver Proof 4 Coin Collection Metal: Solid 958 Silver Quality: Silver Proof Issue Limit: 3,669 Worldwide Presented: Original Royal Mint Box with it's Certificate of Authenticity The Royal Mint struck a limited issue Britannia solid fine 958 Silver Proof 4 coin set which includes the £2 Two Pound Coin weighing one ounce of fine silver, the £1 One Pound coin weighing half an ounce of fine silver, a 50p Fifty Pence coin weighing one quarter of an ounce of fine silver and a 20p Twenty Pence coin weighing one tenth of an ounce of fine silver.The Britannia Coins for 2003 bear a new reverse design by the award winning sculptor Philip Nathan, creator of the three previous Britannia designs used since the Britannia range made its introduction in 1987.In deciding to extend the Britannia series, it was more or less inevitable that Philip Nathan should be given the commission to develop the theme of Britannia.His new design for 2003 provides a representation of the head of Britannia wearing a helmet, a traditional attribute of Britannia and an indication that she is not defenceless. The superimposing of a wave pattern conveys a sense of Britannia‘s nautical background, an aspect along with Britannia's essential Britishness that Philip Nathan read more