The Very Highest Quality Silver Coins...

2005 Britannia One Ounce Silver Coins CoinsChard 24 Carat Home Page
Reverse of 2005 Silver Britannia
Reverse of 2005 Silver Proof Britannia

Britannias Index

Obverse of 2005 Silver Proof Britannia
Obverse of 2005 Silver Proof Britannia

2005 Silver Britannias - New Design
In recent years, the release dates of silver Britannias has been brought forward from August to January.
The 2005 issue is another new design, to be used for one year only. It features a seated figure of Britannia, similar to that used on halfpennies and farthings from 1672, which in turn reflects the original personification of Britannia on Roman coins of Hadrian.

Proof Britannias - Singles & Sets
Proof versions in silver will be issued this year, as they seem to be issued only in "new design" years. Please see our 2005 Silver Proof Britannias page.
There is also the usual gold proof versions.

One Ounce Silver Coins
Introduced in 1997 following the success of the gold Britannia, the Royal Mint started to produce a one ounce silver Britannia coin with a face value of two pounds (£2).
Silver Britannias are, quite appropriately, struck in Britannia silver, which is 958 parts per thousand silver, instead of the more usual sterling silver of 925 parts per thousand. Many other world silver coins, particularly those of European / American influence are struck in only 900 silver.
The concept of the one ounce bullion coin was to provide an easy way to purchase convenient small quantities of bullion silver in the form of coins.
Additionally, the new one ounce coins, are an attractive design, made to appeal to collectors.
The denomination, or face value, is two pounds.

Obverse
Fourth Portrait
From 1998, as with all British coins, the obverse design changed to the "fourth portrait", showing a more mature likeness of The Queen.

Reverse
The reverse design for 2005 is a new design featuring a seated Britannia.

Specifications
Denomination2 Pounds
Diameter40.00 mm
Silver Content958 / 1000
Total weight32.45 grams
Fine weight31.10 grams

Description
SizeVersionMintageObverseReverse
One OunceBullion100,000Fourth PortraitSeated

One Ounce Silver Britannia

Quantity Rate Buy
1 £45.00 Call to check availability
Share this fantastic deal with your friends
Tweet
Postage & Packing:
UK: At buyer's Risk £3.50 or
Fully Insured £9 (Usually by Royal Mail Special Delivery)
USA: Airmail at buyer's risk $10 or
Fully Insured $20
For further details, please see our Postage & Packing page.

We have earlier Britannias available.
The Story of Britannia on British Coins
2005 Coins Index
2005 Australian Silver Kookaburras
Other Silver Bullion Coins

Gold Britannia Bullion Coins
For more information about Gold Britannia bullion coins of all four sizes, and information about tax free gold, please visit our newest web site Tax Free Gold

Order Form
Order Form - USA
Order Form - Rest of World

If you want to find the value of a coin you own, please take a look at our page I've Found An Old Coin, What's It Worth?

If you have an enquiry about any of our Silver Coins, we'd be happy to answer you, but please note it may be quicker to telephone us. Please see the Contact Us page of our website.

...at the Lowest Possible Price

32 - 36 Harrowside, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1RJ, England.
Telephone (44) - (0) 1253 - 343081 ; Fax 408058; E-mail:
The URL for our main page is: https://24carat.co.uk 		Chard(1964) Ltd