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.
Complete kit, with cast resin hull, laser-cut styrene parts and Britanniametal fittings.
Complete kit, with cast resin hulls, wood for spars, rigging and sail material, etched brass and cast Britanniametal fittings, instructions and full size plans.
The easternmost point in the U.S.A. Complete kit, with shaped wood dowels, etched brass and cast Britanniametal fittings.
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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