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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait, WWI Aviation
| Issuer | The Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The fifth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled 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 and a pearl drop earring. The engraver's initials J.C appear beneath the truncation. The surrounding nickel-brass ring carries the legend ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·2 POUNDS·2017, interrupted by separating dots, rendered in upright serif capitals. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, designed by Dan Flashman, presents a dramatic close-up aerial view of a World War One biplane seen from directly above, its twin wings and nose-mounted rotary engine rendered in precise mechanical detail against a stylised patchwork landscape below suggestive of the Western Front as seen from the air. Bursting anti-aircraft shell fragments are scattered across the lower field, evoking the aerial combat environment of 1914–1918. The date 1914 · 1918 arcs across the upper field within the coin's inner circle, while the legend THE WAR IN THE AIR curves along the right side of the ring. The designer's initials HDG appear to the left of the fuselage. |
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| Mintage | 2017 - BU - 83,391 2017 - BU limited release for circulation - 400 2017 - Proof - 14,369 |
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