THE Royal mint has launched a new coin that features Britannia – the female warrior who symbolises Britain – as a woman of colour. It is the first time that Britannia has been featured as a woman of ...

Boob Britannia! The iconic face of the nation has had a 21st century glamour model makeover to reveal a naked left breast. Respected portrait sculptor Robert Hunt has redefined the iconic warrior ...

In the biggest change to coinage since decimalisation, new designs were introduced yesterday that form a jigsaw-like image of heraldic symbols when the various denominations are laid out next to each ...

The image of Britannia is to appear on a coin for the first time since 2008, with David Cameron hailing the return of an “enduring symbol of our national identity”. Britannia will feature on the new ...

A new 'high-tech' Britannia gold coin is being launched this month – on the back of a boom in demand for gold and a surge in its price. The new 24-carat one troy ounce of gold coin has been produced ...

00:01, Thu, Mar 12, 2015 Updated: 16:31, Tue, Apr 7, 2015 SHE’S back. Britannia, our nation’s familiar yet mysterious guardian spirit, is returning to our coinage later this year on a new £2 piece ...

A SMALL number of 2015 Britannia £2 coins showing the Queen’s head upside down are in circulation, and they could be worth a small fortune. Just 1 in around 200 of the coins show the Queen’s head ...

14:38, Wed, Sep 6, 2017 Updated: 14:54, Wed, Sep 6, 2017 Less than half of children don’t know what Britannia, the female personification of the British Isles, stands for it's been revealed today.