Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia, Coin from United Kingdom

Coin	Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia

Like many other mints, the Royal Mint issues bullion coins in precious metals, having much higher intrinsic value than their face value. The one-tenth ounce (1/10 oz) gold coins are denominated as Ten Pounds (£10) and have been issued since 1987.

These coins are legal tender but are not intended for circulation. They are targeted at bullion investors or collectors who appreciate the special editions as pieces of art. The coins are typically "one-year" types usually issued in parallel with other denominations with the same reverse designs.

In 2010, the Royal Mint released a new reverse design for the Britannia coin range by artist Suzie Zamit, featuring the profile bust of Britannia, reminiscent of the head of Marianne as Ceres on the early twentieth-century French 20 Franc gold coins.

The composition of the coin is 91.77% gold alloyed with 8.23% silver. The tenth-ounce (1/10oz) gold coin was issued as "bullion" (in Brilliant Uncirculated grade) and in Proof FDC grade in mint sets.

Mint	Royal Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	5,632
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Obverse

The obverse of the coins shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend: ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.

Obverse Inscription	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '

Reverse

At centre, profile bust of Britannia, the female personification of Great Britain, with flowing hair, facing right. She is wearing a Corinthian helmet decorated with a lion head motif, pushed back to reveal her face. Her tunic is fastened on her right shoulder by a ring brooch.

Around left, the inscription BRITANNIA. Around right, 1/10 OUNCE FINE GOLD.

The date 2010 is below, flanked by two small laurel branches.

Reverse Inscription	BRITANNIA 1/10 OUNCE FINE GOLD 2010

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes	3,530 bullion coins plus 2,102 proofs.

Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia: Known varieties

Variety	Proof FDC
Images
Mintage	Issued: 2,102 (included in total)
Details	1,049 individual coins, plus coins in sets.
In Sets	The 2010 UK Britannia Four-Coin Gold Proof Set, mintage 867 4 coins: £100 (1oz), £50 (1/2oz), £25 (1/4oz), £10 (1/10oz) The 2010 UK Britannia Three-Coin Gold Proof Set, mintage 186 3 coins: £50 (1/2oz), £25 (1/4oz), £10 (1/10oz)

Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Royal Mint		Mintage	link

All (60) coins of type: Gold Tenth-Ounce (1/10 oz)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1987 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1988 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1989 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1990 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1991 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1992 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1993 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1994 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1995 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1996 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1997 Britannia	2,713	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' DEI ' GRATIA ' REGINA ' F ' D ' 10 POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1998 Britannia	1,142	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 1999 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2000 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2001 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2002 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2003 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2004 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2005 Britannia	3,081	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2006 Britannia	1,863	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2007 Britannia	2,143	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2008 Britannia	1,998	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2009 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia	5,632	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2011 Britannia	3,511	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2012 Britannia	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2013 Britannia	1,637	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2014 Britannia, Proof	613	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2014 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2014 Year of the Horse	1,779	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2015 Britannia, Proof	509	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2015 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2015 Year of the Sheep	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH ' II ' D ' G REG ' FID ' DEF ' 10 ' POUNDS '
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2016 Britannia, Proof	293	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2016 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2016 Year of the Monkey	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2017 Britannia, Proof	422	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2017 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2017 Year of the Rooster	991	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Britannia, Proof	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2018 Year of the Dog	910	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2019 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2019 Britannia, Proof	281	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2019 Year of the Pig	698	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2020 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2020 Britannia, Proof	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2020 Royal Arms	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2021 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2021 Britannia, Proof	265	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2022 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2022 Britannia, Proof	300	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2022 Gold Standard	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2022 Royal Arms	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2023 Britannia, Bullion (Queen Elizabeth II)	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Fifth Portrait	ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2023 Britannia, Bullion (King Charles III)	unknown	King Charles III - First Portrait	CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2023 Britannia, Proof	325	King Charles III - First Portrait	CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS · 2023 ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2023 King Charles III Coronation	53,000	King Charles III - First Crowned Portrait	CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2023 Royal Arms	unknown	King Charles III - First Portrait	CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·
Gold Tenth-Ounce 2024 Britannia, Bullion	unknown	King Charles III - First Portrait	CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 10 POUNDS ·

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Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling
Coin Type	Gold Tenth-Ounce (1/10 oz)
Issued	2010
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse	Britannia, Seated
Face Value	10 (x Pound)
Total Mintage	5,632
Current	Yes
Material	0.917 Gold
Designer	Suzie Zamit
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	16.5000 mm
Mass	3.4100 g
OCC ID	LBRP-ORRC-BWVA-OMNY

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Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia: Photos

Image	Details
	2010 Tenth Ounce Proof Britannia Gold Coin Copyright: Bullion by Post Notes: Proof. Source

Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	BN11
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 1135

Gold Tenth-Ounce 2010 Britannia, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information