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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Battle of Waterloo, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·2 POUNDS·2015· J.C (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic scene commemorating the conclusion of the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, portraying the historic meeting of the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher after the allied victory. The two commanders are shown on horseback greeting one another in the field, rendered in a finely detailed engraved style by David Lawrence. The legend 'THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO 1815' arcs above the central composition, with the commemorative date positioned below. The design celebrates the bicentenary of the decisive engagement that ended the Napoleonic Wars. |
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