An overview of how business interruption insurance policies have been interpreted in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
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British coins use of the 'Britannia' figure (121 KB, PDF)
Britannia has been associated with the British Isles since the Romans, and representations of this mythological figure have been used on British coins for almost as long. Britannia as a rallying national figure rose to particular prominence following the Act of Union with Scotland and then later as an emblem of Empire.
Due to the sequentail nature of the revision of the country’s coinage, a series of numismatic decisions means that there is likely to be a period when there is no Britannia on newly minted coins. The Note describes the country’s association with Britannia and its coinage.
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British coins use of the 'Britannia' figure (121 KB, PDF)
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