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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Marconi Telegraph, Gold Proof
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 2 Pounds |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) |
| Weight | 15.97 g |
| Dimensions | 28.4 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round
Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse: Robert Evans |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1014b, Sp#K11 |
| Obverse description | Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF ·
IRB
(Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | Symbolic representation of Marconi`s successful transatlantic wireless transmission of 1901. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 20/01
r.e.
TWO POUNDS |
| Edge | Milled with incuse lettering |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 2001 - Proof - 1 658
|
| Catalog ID | 3149865940 |
| Comments | |
