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2 Pounds - Charles III 200 Years of the Modern Railway
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Charles III facing left, occupying the copper-nickel inner disc, modelled by sculptor Martin Jennings; the engraver's initials MJ appear in the field below the truncation. The surrounding nickel-brass ring carries the circular Latin legend CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·2 POUNDS·2025, separated by raised dots, affirming the monarch's title as King and Defender of the Faith together with the denomination and date. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "modern railway" anniversary being commemorated here traces to the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in September 1825 and became the first public steam-hauled line — though it still used horse traction for passenger coaches in its early years. George Stephenson's locomotive Locomotion No. 1 hauled the inaugural freight run, covering roughly nine miles. The Royal Mint has issued railway-themed £2 pieces intermittently since the mid-1990s, making this a continuation of a well-established commemorative thread rather than a novel departure.