Platinum bullion from a sovereign mint is far less common than gold or silver, and the Royal Mint’s Platinum Britannia is one of the few options with the security features to match a modern flagship coin. Each piece carries one troy ounce of .9995 fine platinum with a £100 face value and UK legal tender status. Platinum is scarcer in the ground than gold, and annual mine supply comes from a handful of countries, which is what draws investors to the metal in the first place.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 1 troy ounce (31.103 grams) of .9995 fine platinum
- Metal Type: Investment-grade platinum, struck by the Royal Mint
- Obverse Design: Effigy of the reigning monarch with the 100 POUNDS denomination
- Reverse Design: Britannia with trident and Union shield
Britannia stands on the reverse facing right, her trident held upright in one hand and a Union Jack shield braced at her side. Heavy folds of her gown and cloak trail behind her as if caught in wind, and she stands on broken ground at the base. BRITANNIA runs along the left rim, 1 OZ sits at the top, and 999.5 PLATINUM curves along the right. Philip Nathan’s signature appears beneath her feet. The field behind her carries a rippling wave texture, a latent security feature that shifts appearance with viewing angle, and a band of micro-lettering reading DECUS ET TUTAMEN across the upper field.
The obverse carries a right-facing profile of the reigning monarch. Coins from earlier years show Jody Clark’s Queen Elizabeth II portrait with ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 100 POUNDS, while later issues carry the uncrowned King Charles III effigy reading CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 100 POUNDS. Both sit against a finely textured background field.
The coin measures 32.69 mm across with a reeded edge. Brilliant Uncirculated pieces ship in protective capsules or mint tubes. Issue year and effigy cannot be selected on this listing.
Sovereign backing, four-nine-five purity, and built-in anti-counterfeiting make this a straightforward way into platinum. Order yours today and we will ship it insured in discreet packaging.