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2 Pounds (Britannia, Radial Sunburst Background, Coloured)
Name:
2 Pounds (Britannia, Radial Sunburst Background, Coloured)
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Series: D11B - Two Pounds (Britannia) (Bullion)
Issue on: 2017
Last Issue: 2017
Distribution: Bullion Coinage
Mint: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)
Composition: Silver
Composition details: .999 Silver with Ruthenium & Gold Plating
Face value: 2
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Series: D11B - Two Pounds (Britannia) (Bullion)
Issue on: 2017
Last Issue: 2017
Distribution: Bullion Coinage
Mint: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)
Composition: Silver
Composition details: .999 Silver with Ruthenium & Gold Plating
Face value: 2
Currency:
£ - British pound sterling
Diameter (millimeters): 38.61
Thickness (millimeters): 2.00
Weight (grams): 31.10
Edge: Reeded/grained
Mintage: 1000
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑O↑
Shape: Circular
Subject: Britannia, Radial Sunburst Background, Coloured
Description: Obverse: features an official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Reverse: In 2017, The Royal Mint commemorates the 30th year since the Britannia bullion design was first released. Sculptor Philip Nathan, the designer of the first Britannia bullion in 1987, envisaged her as a classic and evolving icon. In this classic design she stands firm against a powerful gale which whips around her shield, Corinthian helmet and olive branch. The 2017 design also features a speckled radial sunburst at her back.
Diameter (millimeters): 38.61
Thickness (millimeters): 2.00
Weight (grams): 31.10
Edge: Reeded/grained
Mintage: 1000
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑O↑
Shape: Circular
Subject: Britannia, Radial Sunburst Background, Coloured
Description: Obverse: features an official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Reverse: In 2017, The Royal Mint commemorates the 30th year since the Britannia bullion design was first released. Sculptor Philip Nathan, the designer of the first Britannia bullion in 1987, envisaged her as a classic and evolving icon. In this classic design she stands firm against a powerful gale which whips around her shield, Corinthian helmet and olive branch. The 2017 design also features a speckled radial sunburst at her back.
