In 1998 to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the RAF, Westminster in conjunction with the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue RAF £25 Twenty Five Pound Gold Proof Coin First Day Cover struck in solid fine .999 Gold weighing one quarter of an ounce of pure Gold.
The reverse depicts a Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster while the obverse has the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.