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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, 25th Anniversary £2
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design composed of four concentric circles symbolising four pivotal eras of British innovation: the Iron Age, the Industrial Revolution, the silicon chip, and the internet, echoing the original 1997 reverse design by Bruce Rushin. A latent image incorporating the numerals '25' appears at the centre, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the two-pound bimetallic coin. The denomination 'TWO POUNDS' is inscribed above, with the commemorative date '1997' and anniversary reference 'BR' appearing in the lower field. |
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The £2 coin marking the 25th anniversary of the denomination's bimetallic format — introduced in 1997 — arrives in the same year Elizabeth II died, making this among the final issues to carry her fifth and final portrait by Jody Clark, which had been in use since 2015. The Royal Mint released this as a deliberate self-referential piece: a coin celebrating the design of a coin.
Spink reference K68 places it firmly in the current decimal series. Circulation examples are common; the commemorative angle drove strong collector uptake through Royal Mint packaging.