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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait, The Army
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Jody Clark, occupies the copper-nickel centre, depicting a right-facing crowned and draped bust of the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem. The legend in the outer nickel-brass ring reads ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS, interrupted at the base by the engraver's initials J.C incuse below the truncation. The portrait is rendered in fine relief with careful attention to the detail of the diadem's floral and foliate motifs. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·2 POUNDS· J.C (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
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Part of the Royal Mint's long-running "Pride of Britain" armed forces series, this issue marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme — one of the bloodiest single engagements in British military history, with nearly 60,000 British casualties on the first day alone, July 1, 1916.