How Britannia got her trident
Parliament voted to renew Trident as Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent. But what about Britannia and her trident?
— Unnoticed by some, our coinage was unilaterally disarmed in 2008 when a new 50p was issued, with a crest, not Britannia.
— But then Britannia didn’t always bear a trident.
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