At centre, the standing figure of Britannia - the female personification of Great Britain, facing left, with flowing robes, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back to reveal her face. She is holding a trident in her right hand; her left hand rests on a shield decorated with the cross of the Union Jack, and holds an olive branch. She is standing on a rock, with sea waves in the background.
On five lines in the left field, the inscription ONE OUNCE 999.9 FINE GOLD. Vertically to the right of the trident, BRITANNIA.
On the rock under Britannia's feet, the date of issue 2018, below which the artist's surname NATHAN (Philip Nathan) .
The central part of the reverse has a textured background of a pattern of concentric waves radiating out from the centre ("a speckled sunburst").
The border is decorated with an "Oriental" style of geometric pattern, having similarities to the British Trade Dollar first struck for use in the Far East during the reign of Queen Victoria. |
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