As The Royal Mint are trying to capture market share with their bullion products they changed both the alloy of the coin and the packaging in 2013 to bring them in line with other World Mints. Please take a look at our 2013 Britannias page for more information and our thoughts on this.
Size | Face Value | Diameter | Weight | Alloy | Gold Content | Gold Content |
mms. | Grams | /1.000 | Grams | Troy Ounces | ||
One Ounce (1987 - 2012) | £100 | 32.69 | 34.0500 | .917 | 31.104 | 1.0000 |
One Ounce (2013) | £100 | 38.61 | 31.2100 | .9999 | 31.104 | 1.0000 |
One Ounce (2014 - ) | £100 | 32.69 | 31.21 | .9999 | 31.104 | 1.0000 |
Still CGT Free
Despite the inferior quality compared with one ounce coins of other World Mints the Britannia remains one of the most popular one ounce coins for UK customers as they are not only VAT free but also free from Capital Gains Tax .