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My all time favorite is William Wyon’s powerful rendition of St George slaying the dragon…

Some folks find the dreadlocks on this Bob Marley effigy ugly but I find it uber cool (a favorite in my meager collection)…

All the 1 troz platinum Panda issues from before (1987 - 1990) were all proof issues (highest max mintage was 1989 with 3000).


1987 - 1990 are shown in the above photo. The two on top are Coin Show Commemorative Pandas. 1987 NY platinum and 1988 Basel gold with an error Pt die designation (no Pt were issued for Basel).

A couple of Karl Goetz medals in gold. 1929 Lessing & 1929 Pope Pius XI

1855 GB sovereign
1868 Filipinas 4 Pesos
Chan Chu (3-legged toad) gold figurine from Hong Kong

1972-1977 Philippines 5000 Piso gold coin. Biggest Philippines gold coin minted with almost 2 troy ounces of gold. Not my picture but I do own 1 of this…

All the 1 troz platinum Panda issues from before (1987 - 1990) were all proof issues (highest max mintage was 1989 with 3000).


1987 - 1990 are shown in the above photo. The two on top are Coin Show Commemorative Pandas. 1987 NY platinum and 1988 Basel gold with an error Pt die designation (no Pt were issued for Basel).

All the 1 troz platinum Panda issues from before (1987 - 1990) were all proof issues (highest max mintage was 1989 with 3000).


1987 - 1990 are shown in the above photo. The two on top are Coin Show Commemorative Pandas. 1987 NY platinum and 1988 Basel gold with an error Pt die designation (no Pt were issued for Basel).

My stash/collection (Au, Pt, Pd & Ag in coins & medals) easily fits in 2 convenient sized, easy to carry grab bags of Black & Decker tool bags.

All the 1 troz platinum Panda issues from before (1987 - 1990) were all proof issues (highest max mintage was 1989 with 3000).


1987 - 1990 are shown in the above photo. The two on top are Coin Show Commemorative Pandas. 1987 NY platinum and 1988 Basel gold with an error Pt die designation (no Pt were issued for Basel).

All the 1 troz platinum Panda issues from before (1987 - 1990) were all proof issues (highest max mintage was 1989 with 3000).


1987 - 1990 are shown in the above photo. The two on top are Coin Show Commemorative Pandas. 1987 NY platinum and 1988 Basel gold with an error Pt die designation (no Pt were issued for Basel).

All the 1 troz platinum Panda issues from before (1987 - 1990) were all proof issues (highest max mintage was 1989 with 3000).


1987 - 1990 are shown in the above photo. The two on top are Coin Show Commemorative Pandas. 1987 NY platinum and 1988 Basel gold with an error Pt die designation (no Pt were issued for Basel).

I like, prefer and own all 5 of Philip Nathan’s Britannia designs with the signature crenellated borders. My two favorite RM coin designs (which I use as my other gif avatar) are:
Classic - Benedetto Pistrucci’s St. George slaying a dragon 
Modern - Philip Nathan’s Standing Britannia 

I like, prefer and own all 5 of Philip Nathan’s Britannia designs with the signature crenellated borders. My two favorite RM coin designs (which I use as my other gif avatar) are:
Classic - Benedetto Pistrucci’s St. George slaying a dragon 
Modern - Philip Nathan’s Standing Britannia 

I like, prefer and own all 5 of Philip Nathan’s Britannia designs with the signature crenellated borders. My two favorite RM coin designs (which I use as my other gif avatar) are:
Classic - Benedetto Pistrucci’s St. George slaying a dragon 
Modern - Philip Nathan’s Standing Britannia 

I agree. Nathans image is actually bordering on the ‘naughty’ side IMO!  Lady Liberty is also similarly attired.
Enjoy the image.
 

I am very taken with the original Britannia figure by Phillip Nathan, the classic, standing one with billowy robes. I think that it is a wonderful and rather lovely creation, and much better than some of the rather 'butch' female figures that appear on coins (exception made for 'Vreneli' on the Swiss 20 francs gold coin). I prefer it to the other modern versions of Britannia, though they may be rarer.  So, today I phoned him up to congratulate him on his achievement. (He has a small website with his other designs on display, all excellent in their different ways as it seems to me.) I think he was pleased, if a little surprised. He was very modest and said it was all a long time ago, which is true enough i.e. 1987 for the first actual coin. I asked if he had used a model for the figure, but he said that it was entirely his own imagining. I would guess from his voice that, like me, he is the wrong side of 70. We did not talk for long, especially as I had managed  to mistime my call for what was probably his lunch break. Talking to him in person adds a dimension to my necessarily very modest collection of the one ounce gold Britannias. Incidentally, I prefer the pre-2021 coins (especially the ones after 2015 with the new royal head) as I feel that the new security feature of a lock/trident fork detracts from the overall aesthetic appeal and may even be something of a gimmick since I have never heard of fake gold Britannias.

When you say the 'Philip Nathan Britannia', I believe you are referring to the original 1987 design which I agree is wonderful but for the benefit of other members, may I respectfully refer you to his other designs which , personally, I think are equals, the 1997 superlative.
In quarter ounce form:
22k (916.7)
 




 
Mr. Nathan is clearly an talented fellow who appreciates history, and this is reflected in his designs. 
https://www.chards.co.uk/gold-proof-britannia-set-philip-nathan/13782
 

1972-1977 Philippines 5000 Piso gold coin. Biggest Philippines gold coin minted with almost 2 troy ounces of gold. Not my picture but I do own 1 of this…

Some folks find the dreadlocks on this Bob Marley effigy ugly but I find it uber cool (a favorite in my meager collection)…

Some folks find the dreadlocks on this Bob Marley effigy ugly but I find it uber cool (a favorite in my meager collection)…

1 Troy ounce proof platinum 1987 NY commem panda & proof gold 1988 Basel commem panda error with "Pt" die marking
1 Troy ounce proof China Panda platinum 1987 - 1990

1855 GB QV Sovereign (since no 1955 GB QE2 Sovereign was issued on my birth year). 1868 Philippines Queen Isabel 2 4 Peso gold (handed down from my grandmother to my father and on to me). 999 gold hollow Jin Chan figurine (Feng Shui 3-legged Money Toad)…

Canada 99999 fine Call of the Wild Gold


2014 Canada $200 Howling Wolf
2015 Canada $200 Growling Cougar
2016 Canada $200 Roaring Grizzly (not shown)