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2 Pounds Donald Campbell - Bluebird K7
| Issuer | Guernsey |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted with a tiara and flowing hair, rendered in high relief within the copper-nickel inner disc. The engraver's initials IRB appear below the truncation of the bust. The surrounding nickel brass ring carries the circular legend, with the denomination and date positioned along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1921 • DONALD CAMPBELL CBE • 2021 BLUEBIRD K7 - 276 MPH |
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Donald Campbell died on Coniston Water on 4 January 1967 while attempting to break his own water speed record of 276.33 mph. Bluebird K7 had already completed a run in excess of 300 mph when Campbell, inexplicably, turned for a second run without refueling — against the advice of his team. The boat went airborne at roughly 320 mph and disintegrated. Campbell's body was not recovered until 2001; K7's wreck followed shortly after.
Guernsey has no particular geographic or historical connection to Campbell or the record attempts, which were conducted on English lakes.