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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II James I, Silver Proof

Issuer Royal Mint
Year 2022
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Engraver(s) Jody Clark
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Obverse script Latin
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Mintage 2022 - Proof
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This piece commemorates the 1603 Union of the Crowns, when James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne and became James I, uniting the two kingdoms under a single monarch for the first time — though formal parliamentary union wouldn't follow for another century. The Royal Mint's Kings and Queens series, within which this issue sits, draws directly on historical coinage aesthetics of each reign for its reverse designs.

James I was himself a numismatic innovator: he introduced the Unite gold coin specifically to project the idea of a unified Britain through currency.

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