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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral, Silver Piedfort
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Proof - 4,798 |
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The 2005 St. Paul's Cathedral two-pound piedfort was issued to mark the 300th anniversary of the cathedral's completion in 1710, when Sir Christopher Wren — then 78 years old — reportedly climbed to the top of the dome himself to inspect the final stonework. Piedforts from the Royal Mint are struck at double the standard thickness using a separate, carefully prepared planchet, requiring multiple slow-pressure strikes rather than a single production blow.
Wren's bill for the full project came to roughly £733,000 over 35 years of construction, funded through a coal tax levied on London imports.