For 2014 for the second time ever the Royal Mint released a Britannia £1 One Pound Gold Proof Coin weighing one twentieth of an ounce of pure Gold and will be struck in solid fine 999.9 Gold.
The reverse depicts Britannia holding a Shield and Trident and a Lion at her feet while the obverse has the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.