Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Euro Royal Yacht Britannia; Silver
| Issuer | Isle of Wight (United Kingdom) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | X#15 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ISLE OF WIGHT ALL THIS BEAUTY IS OF GOD NO MONETARY VALUE 1997 |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Isle of Wight is not a currency-issuing authority. These pieces were produced as private fantasy issues — sometimes called "exonumia" or "local coinage" — with no legal tender status under UK law. The X# prefix in Krause's cataloging system designates exactly that: non-standard issues outside the recognized monetary systems of any state.
Britannia was decommissioned in December 1997 after 44 years of service, the decision announced by the Conservative government in 1994 and confirmed under New Labour — a politically charged moment that generated unusual public sentiment for a naval vessel.