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Britannia Silver is a silver alloy like Sterling silver. Sterling silver consists of 92.5% silver whilst Britannia Silver has a higher silver content of 95.8%.


All Britannia silver bullion and proof coins are minted using Britannia Silver.


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Britannia remained the Latin name for Great Britain, but after the fall of the Roman Empire it had lost most symbolic meaning until the rise of British influence and later, the British Empire, which at its height, ruled a third of the world's population and a quarter of the world's landmass.
In the Renaissance tradition, Britannia came to be viewed as the personification of Britain, in imagery that was developed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Britannia first appeared on the farthing in 1672, followed by the halfpenny later the same year; the model used, then and later, was Charles II's mistress, the Duchess of Richmond.
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