2023 marks the year, the Royal Mint actually released two Britannia designs. The first 2023 Britannia release was the final Britannia coin to feature an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, while the second features King Charles III's first portrait as monarch. This was an unprecedented release as both the last coin to feature the late Queen Elizabeth II and the first to depict the new King Charles III. The two Monarchs, mother and son, face each other as if one handing the reins of their great nation to the other. 

King Charles III ascended the throne in 2022 after the passing of the beloved monarch, Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022.  The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla will occur on May 6th, 2023 at Westminster Abbey.

Since 2013 the bullion issue of the Britannia is struck with 1oz of .999 fine silver. The reverse features the symbolic figure of Britannia standing firm against a powerful gale. To act against counterfeiting, the Royal Mint implemented a latent image, surface animation, tincture lines, and micro text! Both coins in this special double holder have been graded MS69 by NGC. This piece also features a special label design of the Palace of Westminster! 

What a special set of coins to add to any collection as a tribute to both Monarchs and wonderful lives of service to their Nation.