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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Technology, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, rendered in the third definitive portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen crowned and wearing the George IV State Diadem. The truncation of the bust is draped. The designer's initials RDM appear below the truncation. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F·D, disposed around the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F·D + RDM (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
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This was the inaugural year of the bimetallic £2 coin's definitive circulating design, and the Royal Mint issued this silver proof ahead of the coin entering general circulation in 1998. The "Technology" reverse — conceived by Bruce Rushin — was selected after the original 1989 commemorative £2 format was deemed unsuitable for mass production; the inner and outer ring construction required entirely new striking machinery at Llantrisant.
The 1997 proof therefore predates any circulating example by a full year.