Gold Britannia coins are the flagship of bullion coins issued by the Royal Mint of England. The Royal Mint is wholly owned by Her Majesty’s Treasury, which has the distinction of being the world’s oldest mint. Minted since 1987, the British Britannia gold bullion coin contains 1 troy ounce of 0.999 pure gold.
The new 2022 Britannia Gold Coins have security features courtesy of the Royal Mint. There are four features in total that include a latent security feature, tincture lines within the stripes of the Union Jack flag on the shield of Britannia, micro-text on the design rim, and a new surface animation. The micro-text is in Latin and reads Decus Et Tutamen, which translates to An Ornament and a Safeguard.