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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, H.G. Wells
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Jody Clark, occupies the copper-nickel centre, depicting a right-facing crowned and draped bust of the Queen wearing a pearl drop earring and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The engraver's initials J.C. appear in the field below the truncation. The surrounding nickel brass ring carries the circumferential legend ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS · in raised relief, reading clockwise from the upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, designed by Chris Costello, features a striking collage of imagery drawn from H.G. Wells's most celebrated scientific romances: a tripod war machine from The War of the Worlds dominates the centre field, accompanied by a top hat and bow tie evoking The Invisible Man, and a saucer-shaped time machine referencing The Time Machine. The background of the inner disc is overlaid with a Roman-numeral clock face, alluding to Wells's preoccupation with time travel and the fourth dimension. The legend H.G. WELLS arcs along the lower rim, with the date 2021 at the lower left and the engraver's initials CTC at the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2021 H.G. WELLS CTC |
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