Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Pounds - Charles III LMS 'Duchess of Hamilton'
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
|---|---|
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King Charles III facing left, rendered in high relief within the copper-nickel centre, with naturalistic portrait detailing of the face and hair. The legend KING CHARLES III is inscribed along the upper left arc of the outer nickel brass ring, with ISLE OF MAN continuing along the upper right arc. The date 2023 appears in the lower field of the ring, flanked by two raised bullet separators. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The central copper-nickel disc depicts a detailed side-view representation of the LMS Duchess of Hamilton, a streamlined Coronation-class steam locomotive built in 1938 and preserved at the National Railway Museum, York. The locomotive is shown in fine relief, conveying the characteristic art-deco styling of the LMS express engines. The inscription LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY arcs along the upper portion of the outer nickel brass ring, while the denomination TWO POUNDS is inscribed along the lower arc. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Duchess of Hamilton was one of the London Midland and Scottish Railway's streamlined Coronation Class locomotives, built at Crewe in 1938 and named for the Duchess of Hamilton — wife of the 13th Duke. Shortly after construction she was shipped to the United States for the 1939 New York World's Fair, where she ran as a stand-in for the more famous Coronation Scot, swapping identity plates with that locomotive for the tour. War broke out before she could return; she spent the duration stored in Jeffersonville, Indiana, finally repatriated in 1942.
She survives today in the National Railway Museum, York — one of only three Coronation Class locomotives still in existence.