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Secure your 10 oz 2022 Saint Helena Standing Britannia Legal Tender Silver Bar and grow your wealth today!

BAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Ships individually in protective packaging
• Consisting of 10 oz 999 Fine Silver
• Obverse: Features an early portrait of Queen Elizabeth II along with the year and country of issue, legal tender and the bars metal weight and purity
• Reverse: Features an illustration of Britannia standing alone, branded with the words "May god direct my steps" and the insignia of the East India Company of London

This beautiful 10 oz silver bar features the Great Britannia armed with her trident and shield and wearing a Corinthian helmet. Britannia not only embodied the United Kingdom in female form but before her defeat at the hands of the Romans, she was revered as a goddess. When the Roman Empire fell in the seventeenth century, Britannia's symbol quickly rose and signified Great Britain's revival, national pride and power. By the nineteenth century, her image began circulating on coins, paintings, statues, and monuments.

ABOUT SAINT HELENA

The tiny, isolated Island of Saint Helena is an unlikely candidate as one of the most significant and influential nations in terms of global trade. Yet, looking back and examining the collective history, St. Helena is an integral component of worldwide trade and commerce. The Island, which spans an area of 47 square miles, was seen as an oasis by explorers and conquerors such as the Dutch, Portuguese, and English, all vying for control of the crucial port. In 1658 the British claimed the Island by making it a fortress and a hub for lucrative expeditions to India, China, and the rest of the Eastern world. The trading hub has now reached unprecedented heights of success, accounting for half of the world’s trade, establishing a monopoly in cotton, silk, salt, spices and tea, among many others, contributing to the vast and enormous wealth of the British empire. The Island, which remains a British colony to this day, was a vital component in the rise of the British empire