2018 British Trade Dollar 1oz Silver Proof Coin
Strictly limited to just 2,500 coins worldwide
First issued in 1895, the British Trade Dollar weighed approximately 27g and minted in 0.900 silver to mirror the specification of the Spanish Dollar, the international trade coin of the time. It depicted for the first time a standing figure of Britannia holding a trident and British shield with a merchant ship in the background designed by Royal Mint engraver George William De Saulles. This magnificent coin was to become a symbol of the vast British trade with the Orient.
The 2018 British Trade Dollar 1oz Silver Proof Coin features a design faithfully inspired by the original of a standing Britannia surrounded by an oriental pattern. The obverse for the first time displays the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by an arabesque cartouche.