2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Magna Carta
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.68 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 4 December 2014 |
| Number | N# 68047 |
| References | KM# 1342 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
800th anniversary of the Magna Carta
Obverse
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·FID·DEF
IRB
·TWO POUNDS·2015·
Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix
Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith
Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse
King John flanked by figures representing the clergy on one side and the barons on the other, with legend above and dates below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MAGNA · CARTA
JB
· 1215 - 2015 ·
Designer: John Bergdahl
Edge
Milled with incuse lettering.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY
Mint
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)Comments
This Ian Rank-Broadley fourth portrait version was not released for circulation but was issued as part of the 2015 BU and Proof Annual Sets on 16/12/2014 and as individual BU packs (32,818 sold). The design was also struck in silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof.
© The Royal Mint, 2015
The business strike issued for circulation was the later Jody Clark fifth portrait version.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 50 715 | $ 8.60 | $ 15 | $ 17 | BU | 87% | |||||||||
| 2015 | 15 921 | $ 14 | Proof | 16% | |||||||||||
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