For 2008 the Royal Mint released a newly designed Britannia £2 Two Pound Silver Coin struck in solid .958 Silver weighing one ounce of pure Silver and Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as MS69.
The new 2008 Britannia coin features a classic representation of Britannia by John Bergdahl, incorporating well-recognised symbols long associated with her image. However, he has also included a lighthouse in the background and, as waves crash around the proud, strong, upstanding figure, she almost appears to form part of the sea that surrounds and protects the British Isles.
The powerful obverse design, capturing the Queen in a realistic profile is the work of sculptor and medalist Ian Rank Broadley, FRBS, FSNAD.