Royal Mint Britannia 1 oz Gold Bar (New in Assay)

Britain’s Mint, Put Into Bar Form

The Royal Mint’s coinage story reaches back to 886 AD, when Alfred the Great struck England’s first pennies, though the single, unified mint most people picture today took shape in 1279 and the company itself was restructured into its current form in 2009. This bar puts that pedigree into one troy ounce of 999.9 fine gold, sealed new in the Mint’s own assay card. 999.9 fine gold, backed by Britain’s official coinage maker.

 

Britannia, Reimagined for a Bar

The design carries Britannia from the waist up, plumed Corinthian helmet on her head, gripping an upright trident with a shield bearing the Union Jack braced at her side, her name lettered on a panel at the shield’s base. Coin designer Jody Clark drew this version specifically for the bar format, released in 2018 as the first time Britannia’s image appeared on a Royal Mint gold bar. Britannia herself has stood for Britain on its coins for more than three centuries, since Charles II first put her on a farthing in 1672. Jody Clark drew this version, made for a bar, not adapted from a coin.

 

A Signature, Not Just a Seal

The Mint’s own certification lives on the back of the sealed card: the bar’s weight and fineness printed beside the signature of the Royal Mint’s Deputy Master and Chief Executive, the same title held by whoever runs the Mint at the time. The card also carries a UV security feature built into the packaging, invisible until a UV light reveals it, on top of the unique serial number stamped into the bar itself. A signature and a serial, both point back to one bar.

 

Checked by Serial, Backed by the Mint

Confirming a Royal Mint bar comes down to matching the serial number stamped into the bar to the one printed on its sealed card. At 999.9 fine, the bar also clears the IRS’s minimum for a precious metals IRA. The serial is the check, matched bar to card.

 

Royal Mint Britannia 1 oz Gold Bar Specifications

Every bar holds one troy ounce of 999.9 fine gold, sealed new in the Mint’s own assay card with its own serial number. Weight and purity are assayed, matched to the serial on the card. Full current specs are on the Specifications tab above.

 

Royal Mint Britannia 1 oz Gold Bar FAQ

 

How can I confirm this bar is genuine?

Match the serial number stamped into the bar against the number printed on its sealed assay card, signed by the Mint’s Deputy Master and Chief Executive. The card’s UV feature also confirms the seal was never disturbed. The serial number matches, bar to card, on a genuine piece.

 

Is the Royal Mint Britannia 1 oz Gold Bar IRA eligible?

Yes. At 999.9 fine, it clears the IRS’s .995 minimum for a precious metals IRA with plenty of room to spare. Eligibility isn’t a close call, given how far past the floor it sits.

 

Does this bar carry a face value?

No. As a private bullion bar rather than a legal-tender coin, it carries no denomination, only its gold content. No face value here, only the metal itself.

 

What condition does it ship in?

New, straight from the Mint with no handling in between. Condition is new, not a numeric or third-party grade.

 

How old is the Royal Mint, really?

Older than most mints, but not one unbroken institution the whole way. Coin production on British soil goes back to 886 AD, England’s mints were unified into one system in 1279, and the company that makes this bar today, The Royal Mint Limited, was set up in its current legal form in 2009. 1279 is the real founding, 886 is the symbolic one.

 

Curious how the Royal Mint’s other formats compare? Browse our full Royal Mint Gold Bars selection.

 

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