2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait) - Trinity House
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Commemorated Event
The 500th Anniversary of the Founding of Trinity House
Description
This coin was issued for circulation and was also in the 2014 annual coin sets for the United Kingdom and marks 500 years of Trinity House.
The coin was also available individually in BU, silver and gold.
Key Details
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)
Issuer
The Royal Mint
Currency
Pound Sterling (decimalized)
GBP - £
1971 - to date
Type
Commemorative Circulating
Year
2014
Alignment
Medal ↑↑
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
28.4 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Weight
12 g
Face Value
2 Pounds (2 GBP)
Demonetized
No
Composition
Bimetallic - Center: Cupronickel, Ring: Nickel Brass
Outer: Nickel-Brass (76% copper, 4% nickel, 20% zinc)
Inner: Cupro-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel)
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, with legend around.
Obverse Designer
Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
Obverse Lettering
ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF ·
IRB
Obverse Unabridged Lettering
Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Obverse Lettering Translation
Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
A lighthouse lens shining bright, dividing dates, with legend above and denomination below.
Reverse Designer
Joe Whitlock Blundell
David Eccles
Reverse Lettering
1514 TRINITY HOUSE 2014
TWO POUNDS
DME JWB
Edge
Edge Description
Milled with incuse lettering
Edge Lettering
SERVING THE MARINER
Mints
Royal Mint, Llantrisant
1968 - to date
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
2014
Brilliant Uncirculated
2014
3,705,000
Circulated
2014
Proof