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Gold is the most coveted investment metal for those looking to protect their hard-earned wealth. You can buy gold coins from various mints around the globe, and in different forms. There are gold bars and coins available from private and sovereign facilities alike, and the Royal Mint is among the most popular producers of gold products. Below you can find a complete rundown of the British Gold Coins available from JM Bullion.
Rooted in the Great Recoinage of 1817, the British Gold Sovereign available today is the modern bullion version of the Gold Sovereign used in circulation in the United Kingdom from 1817 until the Interwar Era of the early 20th century.
While historic Gold Sovereigns had varying gold contents over the course of time, the modern British Gold Sovereign is a 22-karat gold coin with 91.67% gold content per coin. The modern bullion coin featured Queen Elizabeth II’s effigy for several decades. Following her death in September 2022, the first Gold Sovereigns in decades to feature a different monarch were introduced in early 2023 with a portrait of King Charles III. More than 200 years after its introduction, the Gold Sovereign still predominantly features Benedetto Pistrucci’s 1817 image of St. George slaying a dragon on the reverse. There are, for commemorative occasions, replacements on the reverse.
Without question, the gold bullion program that anchors the Royal Mint numismatic offerings is the British Gold Britannia coin. The official gold bullion coin of the United Kingdom was introduced in 1987 with a gold content of .917 fine gold. Since 2013, the coins have been struck as 24-karat pure gold coins with .9999 fine gold content.
As the Gold Britannia is from the same program as the Silver Britannia, and was in fact the design basis for the latter, the gold coins in this collection have the same design concepts as the silver coins and have also only seen changes in the design of the obverse portrait of Queen Elizabeth II over time. Details include:
The most unique Britannia Coins are those issued in the Proof Britannia Series. The Royal Mint does not annually feature Philip Nathan’s 1987 image of Britannia on the reverse of its Proof Britannias. Instead, it continually offers new images of Britannia from other modern artists that capture the female allegory in a variety of different poses and settings.
The British Gold Britannia is one of the world’s leading gold bullion coins. Produced by the Royal Mint of England annually from 1987, 2020 brought with it a new, secure form of the Britannia. However, it wasn’t the fields of the coin that changed in 2020, but rather the ability to purchase the coins in a new MintID blistercard.
MintID uses the latest in NFC microchip and encryption technology to deliver secure bullion for investors. The 2020 British Gold Britannia Coins with MintID packaging are BU specimens from the Royal Mint Series. The coins are housed in a capsule at the center of the blistercard. The blue blistercard from MintID has an NFC microchip built into the card. The microchip is tamper-evident and will “die” if it is tampered with in any way. Chips that have been tampered with render an invalid result when scanned. All microchips are encrypted with 128-bit encryption and connect to just one, unique profile in the cloud.
You can instantly authenticate your Gold Britannia with the MintID app. You don’t need to provide any sensitive personal or financial information to use the MintID app. Simply open the app and press your phone up against the NFC microchip on the card to instantly authenticate the coins.
One of the newest collections from the Royal Mint is the Myths & Legends Series. Less a singular series and more of a series within a series, this collection features separate three-coin issues cataloging the figures from British folklore and mythology.
Each three-coin series comes with a singular design focus and offers both silver and gold coins for sale. Issues available so far include the following:
If you’re looking to buy gold, the Royal Mint has more than just its flagship bullion offering. Launched in 2014, the Shengxiao Series from the Royal Mint is an increasingly popular series celebrating the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Each year, the coins in the program feature the new animal in the Zodiac represent a particular year on the lunar calendar.
This exciting series of silver and gold coins from the Royal Mint marks the newest release of numismatic or bullion coins from the mint. The British Queens Beast Coin program is a planned 10-design series that features new designs for each of the animals featured in the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II. The British Queens Beast coin series features a 1 oz gold coin, a 1/4 oz gold coin, as well as the Royal Mint’s first-ever 2 oz silver bullion coin. Subsequent additions include the 10 oz silver and 1 oz platinum coins in the bullion range as well.
First in the collection is the 2016 Queen’s Beast Lion coin, available in all three versions mentioned above. In the British monarchy’s heraldic shield, the lion plays a significant role. The position of the lion determines the mood and attitude of the monarch at the time, or in special situations. For example, when the lion is featured in a passant position it is considered to be walking and is shown with just its right fore paw raised off the ground.
Similar to the Britannia program, the Queen’s Beast Lion coins feature the same obverse and reverse designs on the coins regardless of silver or gold content. Design specifics are as follows:
Introducing the latest collection of silver and gold coins by the Royal Mint of England, dedicated to celebrating the rich history of the monarchy. Step into the captivating world of the Tudor dynasty, which reigned over England from 1485 to 1603, producing some of the most iconic monarchs in British history. The all-new Tudor Beasts Series takes you on a mesmerizing journey through this influential era.
Designs to date include:
Please note that the Royal Mint debuted the Seymour Panther as the first proof coin, but has yet to feature it in the BU Series. As such, the proof coins feature all designs mentioned above in order, while the BU Series starts with the Lion of England.
In 2019, the Royal Mint of England introduced a coin with the image of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on the reverse. Known simply as the Royal Arms, this emblem is the official seal of both the United Kingdom and the monarch ruling over the kingdom. The modern Royal Arms of England is carried by Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of England since 1952 and the longest-reigning monarch in the history of England.
The reverse field of the British Gold Royal Arms Coins includes an image of the modern Royal Arms of England in use since 1837 and the reign of Queen Victoria. Designed by Timothy Noad, this design offers a crowned shield that is quartered. The quadrants include the coat of arms of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The first and fourth quadrants have the Three Lions of England, the second quadrant the Lion of Scotland, and the third quadrant the Harp of Ireland. The Imperial State Crown is above the shield with the Lion of England supporting the shield on the left and the Unicorn of Scotland on the right.
Options in the British Gold Royal Arms Coin debuted with a 1 oz gold coin in 2019 and gained an additional option 2020 with the debut of a 1/10 oz gold coin.
Originally founded as the London Mint in 886, the British Royal Mint is one of the oldest operating facilities in the world. Throughout its history, the Royal Mint has produced some of the most widely used coins in the world, due in large part to the size and scope of the former British Empire. Coins from the Royal Mint were once used from North America to Europe, Australia, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Today, the Royal Mint remains one of the foremost facilities in the world. The most popular product from the mint is the sovereign Britannia coin. On the reverse face of each coin is the image of the mythical Britannia, a goddess from Roman times who was believed to have watched over the nation. She is featured on each Silver Britannia coin with a trident in one hand and a shield bearing the Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom, her eyes constantly fixed on the English Channel separating the British Isles from mainland Europe.
Many of these British Gold Coins are available to you on an annual basis from the Royal Mint of England. If you have any questions about the British Gold Coins available here or the gold price, please don’t hesitate to ask. JM Bullion customer service is available to answer your questions at 800-276-6508, online through our live chat, and via our email address. If you have questions about payment methods, please consider reading through our Payment Methods FAQ page for more information.
