2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait) - Trinity House

2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait) - Trinity House

Image of the coins obverse
Image of the coins reverse

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


2014

Brilliant Uncirculated


2014

3,705,000

Circulated


2014

Proof