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The National Emblem Britannia Penny Layered with Pure 24 Carat Gold and Accented with Rhodium-Platinum
The National Emblem Britannia Penny Layered with Pure 24 Carat Gold and Accented with Rhodium-Platinum

London Mint Office

Obverse of 1967 Gold Rhodium Platinum Britannia Penny
Obverse of 1967 Gold Rhodium Platinum Britannia Penny

London Mint Office National Emblem Britannia Penny Layered with Pure 24 Carat Gold and Accented with Rhodium-Platinum Certificate
London Mint Office National Emblem Britannia Penny Layered with Pure 24 Carat Gold and Accented with Rhodium-Platinum Certificate

Changing Face of Britain's Coinage National Emblems Edition Gold with Rhodium-Platinum
An unbelievably naff coin set offering by The London Mint Office. Nice box, shame about the coins, misleading information, advertising claims, & technical inaccuracies.
Its one redeeming feature is that it does not look quite as gaudy or bad as the similar Changing Face of Britain's Coinage Golden Edition - The Golden Britannia Penny from the same promotion and marketing company.

Last Ever Issue - 24 Carat Gold Plated Britannia Penny

Factual Errors by The London Mint Office
London Mint Office StatesWhat's Wrong
Gold with Rhodium-PlatinumThere is no such thing as Rhodium-Platinum
Layered withMeans Plated with
Pure 24 Carat GoldIt's almost impossible to refine pure 24 carat gold
...although this exact design first used in 1937Actually first used in 1953 or 1961; 1937 would be George VI not Elizabeth II
Fifty Pence coin - at the time our largest face value coinNo, the gold five pounds, two pounds, and sovereign were higher, and the half sovereign was equal
...in just a few months Britannia will no longer appear on our coinage Britannia features on all 4 sizes of gold Britannia, and all 4 sizes of silver Britannia coins
The obverse side... ...carries the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Mary Gillick... It was last used on the coins of 1967.It was also used on all 8 coins in the 1970 proof set. It is also still used on all 4 sizes of silver Maundy coins.
Rhodium, a form of platinum (TV advert)Rhodium is a metallic element with the Atomic Number 45; Platinum is a metallic element with the Atomic Number 78
London Mint Office Web Advert

Last Ever Issue
24 carat Gold Plated Britannia Penny
Motif accented Platinum Predecimal Coin
24 carat Gold Plated Britannia Penny with Motif accented in Rhodium-Platinum
The Britannia Penny: Emblems Edition
The Britannia Penny: the last of its kind, layered in pure 24 carat gold with Britannia luxuriously accented with the world's most expensive precious metal.
Britannia first appeared on our coinage in the reign of King Charles II. In 1797 King George III placed her on the Penny where she remained, almost continuously, until 1967 when decimal changeover herladed (sic) a change to all our coins. However, she then made the transition into the decimal era on the Fifty Pence coin – at the time our largest face value coin.
But now this tradition is coming to an end. Britain’s coin designs are changing and with the new coins now entering circulation it looks certain that in just a few months time Britannia will no longer appear on our coinage.

The whole coin layered with pure 24 carat gold
Motif is accented in Rhodium-Platinum - the world’s most expensive precious metal!
GENUINE COIN: The Britannia Penny, last minted in 1967 - over forty years ago
Significant demand is expected for this offer, only the earliest applications will be guaranteed allocation of a coin.
To commemorate Britannia’s proud coinage tradition, The London Mint Office is pleased to invite you to own the ultimate collectors edition of the Britannia Penny, our nation’s most enduring Britannia coin.
The obverse side of the coin carries the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II created by Mary Gillick for her Coronation in 1953. It was last used on the coins of 1967.
Specifications:
Country: United Kingdom
Coin: The ‘Britannia’ Penny
First issued: The penny of 1797, although this exact design first used 1937.
Last issued: 1967
Coin alloy: Bronze
Finish: Layered with pure gold. The design motif is accented in Rhodium-Platinum
Diameter: 31mm
Weight: 9.4gm
Obverse: The first portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Mary Gillick
Reverse: Britannia, helmeted and holding a trident, seated on a shield, with a lighthouse on the seas in the background

London Mint Office Television Advert
As seen on You Tube

The Britannia Penny: the last of its kind, layered in pure 24 carat gold with Britannia luxuriously accented with the world's most expensive precious metal.
This tradition is coming to an end. Britain's coin designs are changing and with the new coins now entering circulation it looks certain that in just a few months time Britannia will no longer appear on our coinage.

Television Advert Transcript

(male voice)
There now follows an announcement from the London Mint Office.

(female voice) After centuries of tradition, Britannia is vanishing from our coinage from 2009.

Now you can own a collector's edition of the Britannia penny one of Britain's longest serving Britannia coins.

The coin, an original over 40 years old is layered with pure 24 carat gold, and Britannia is accented with rhodium, a form of platinum more valuable than even gold.

This tribute to Britannia is usually priced at 29 pounds 95 but now you may own it free and pay just 2 pounds 50 postage and packing.

Payment is not required with your application, so call without delay on 0800 157 1133.

Britannia looks resplendent accented with rhodium platinum the most valuable form of platinum set against pure 24 carat gold.

Successful applicants will also qualify to view further releases in the changing face of Britain's coinage national emblems edition, enabling them to build a collection of British coinage that is no longer being struck.

These coins will be despatched on approval, and without obligation. To ensure prompt receipt of y' application call now on 0800 157 1133.

Smoky!
We have noticed that most boxes, along with certificates, and other material, originally bought from London Mint Office or Westminster Collections, is smoky. We often have to quarantine them in a well ventilated room for weeks or months before the stench wears off, and we can handle them with our eyes watering, and nose running. This helps to create a mental image of the typical LMO customer as a male septuagenarian armchair bound smoker, with too much money, and nothing worthwhile to spend it on. When he dies of lung cancer, or COPD, or some other smoking related disease, his family flogs all his coins, stamps, and other ephemera to the nearest dealer. Most people now realise that smoking is not a very sensible thing to do, to understate the case somewhat, but this seems to typify LMO's target audience.

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