2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Marconi Telegraph

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Issuer	United Kingdom
Królowa	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2001
Value	2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.67
Currency	Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: miedzionikiel centre in mosiądz niklowy ring
Weight	12 g
Diameter	28.4 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	2001
Number	N# 7525
References	KM# 1014 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Sp# K11 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Stulecie telegrafu Marconiego Automatically translated

Obverse

Czwarty ukoronowany portret królowej Elżbiety II z prawej strony, w tiarze Dziewcząt Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii, legenda dookoła. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF ·
IRB

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Symboliczne przedstawienie udanej transatlantyckiej transmisji bezprzewodowej Marconiego z 1901 roku. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
20/01
r.e.
TWO POUNDS

Engraver: Robert Evans

Edge

Frezowany z naciętym napisem Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: MARCONI 1901 ··· WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC···

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

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Issued for circulation on 15/10/2001 as well as part of the Annual Coin Sets for 2001, in both Brilliant Uncirculated (57,741 sales) & Proof versions.

This £2 coin is unusual in that, for the first time in the Royal Mint’s history, the design was subject to public consultation, with more than 13,000 members of the public making their views known on three short-listed designs. The reverse mirrors the first radio signal - radio waves and can be seen both in the centre and in the outer ring, while a spark of electricity, linking the zeros of the date, represents the generation of the signal.

The Marconi coin received recognition from the International Coin of the Year competition for being one of the most technically advanced coins in 2001. Although it did not win first place, it was noted due to its design and bimetallic composition, which celebrated major historical technological progress. However, after the coin was issued, there was a poor demand for the £2 Marconi range due to a lack of interest in thematic coins by the Collector Coin business.

The coin was also issued in BU individual packs (44,090 sales) as well as in silver proof, reverse frosted silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2001	4 558 000	$ 2.70	$ 2.70	$ 2.70	$ 3.10	$ 3.80	$ 4.70	$ 7.20		93%
2001	57 741							$ 10	(en) BU	4%
2001	49 372							$ 7.10	(en) Proof	5%

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