Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Silver Proof
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting a right-facing diademed and draped bust of the Queen occupying the central field. The portrait is rendered with exceptional fine detail characteristic of proof coinage, with the engraver's initials 'IRB' incuse below the truncation. The surrounding legend, applied to a gold-coloured outer ring, reads 'ELIZABETH II • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY • 2020 •' in raised Latin capitals, the date appearing at the lower portion of the legend. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse, engraved by Andy Walker, depicts three RAF pilots in full flying gear scrambling across an airfield tarmac toward their waiting aircraft, shown in a dynamic, low-angle composition evoking the urgency of wartime combat readiness. A propeller-driven fighter aircraft — consistent with a Supermarine Spitfire — dominates the upper right of the inner field, its propeller and fuselage rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished background. The scene commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain (1940), evoking Churchill's famous tribute 'Never was so much owed by so many to so few.' The gold-coloured outer ring carries the legend 'BATTLE OF BRITAIN • SO MUCH • 80TH ANNIVERSARY • TWO POUNDS •' in raised Latin capitals distributed around the circumference. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Llantrisant, United Kingdom) |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |