Silver Ten Ounces 2022 Britannia, Coin from Saint Helena - detailed information

The obverse of the coin shows the crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right (her effigy known as the "Third Portrait"). The Queen is wearing the royal diadem which she wears on her way to and from the State Opening of Parliament, a pearl necklace and earrings.

Incuse in tiny letters on the neck truncation, the designer's initials RDM (for Raphael David Maklouf).

The portrait is in a small oval cartouche, crowned with St Edward's Crown.

Above, the inscription ST HELENA, below which the face value £10 (ten pounds) is separated from the date of issue 2022 by the crown.

On two lines below, the precious metal content 10 oz FINE SILVER 999 (ten troy ounces of 99.9% silver), below which the monarch's legend HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

The reverse design features the standing figure of Britannia, depicted as a young female holding a trident in one hand and balancing a shield with the British Union Jack flag in the other, her cloak billowing in the wind behind. She wears a breastplate and a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back to reveal her face.

Above the figure, on two lines the inscription MAY GOD DIRECT MY STEPS; in its Latin form (DIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS) this was inscribed on the famous 1839 Una and the Lion five-pounds gold coin.

Below left, the heart-shaped EIC mint mark of the East India Company - the initials are in a saltire (diagonal cross) within a heart shape, crested with a 4.

The background has "rhumb lines" as on a nautical map; these radiate from a centre in the direction of wind or compass points and were used by pilots to lay courses from one harbour to another.

Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated).
Packaging: individual coin in sealed plastic, or 10 in a box, or 50 in a master box.
Date of issue: March 2023.