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!
100 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait, 1 oz Fine Gold
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 100 Pounds |
| 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) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| 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 | Royal Mint, Llantrisant |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The 2003 date places this squarely within the Britannia gold series as relaunched in 1987, when the Royal Mint introduced the .9167 fineness — a deliberate echo of the historic gold sovereign alloy rather than the .9999 standard adopted by competitors like the Maple Leaf and Krugerrand. The choice was commercial as much as traditional: it differentiated the Britannia in a crowded bullion market while maintaining continuity with centuries of British gold coinage practice.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, introduced in 1998, appears here in only its fifth year of use on the Britannia series.