Compare 1/4oz Gold Britannia Prices
Compare live 1/4oz gold Britannia prices from trusted UK dealers. The 1/4oz is the mid-fractional size in the gold Britannia programme — a useful step down from 1/2oz with the same legal-tender CGT exemption.
1/4oz Britannia specifications
The 1/4oz gold Britannia weighs 7.80g overall, containing exactly 7.78g of pure gold (0.25 troy oz at 9999 fineness). It measures 22.00mm in diameter and is 1.55mm thick. The £25 face value is what secures UK legal-tender status and the resulting CGT exemption. Like all gold Britannias, it is produced exclusively by The Royal Mint at Llantrisant.
The 1/4oz versus Full Sovereign comparison
At 7.78g of pure gold, the 1/4oz Britannia is very close in metal content to a Full Sovereign (7.32g pure gold). Both options give UK investors a smaller-than-1oz format with full CGT exemption. The choice between them is largely about design preference — Britannia versus Pistrucci's St George — and alloy (9999 fine versus 22-carat 916.7). Premium per gram is broadly comparable at current spot levels.
Where 1/4oz fits in the Britannia range
The 1/4oz suits investors wanting CGT-efficient British gold in a unit smaller than 1oz or 1/2oz. Premium per gram is meaningfully higher than the 1oz — a standard fractional pattern — but the CGT exemption is identical regardless of weight. For incremental portfolio building or gifting, the smaller per-coin commitment makes 1/4oz a useful working size.
Anti-counterfeiting features
1/4oz gold Britannias from 2021 onwards carry the same integrated security features as larger weights: micro-text edge lettering, latent imaging, surface animation, radial sunburst lines. The features are struck into the coin during production rather than applied as post-strike additions — meaningful at fractional weights where counterfeit concerns can be higher.
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