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Coins produced by the Royal Mint in the UK
United Kingdom
Value 2 pounds sterling
Mass 31.21 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Edge Milled
Composition .999 fine silver
Years of minting 2016
Obverse
Design Queen Elizabeth II
Designer Jody Clark
Reverse
Design Big Ben
Designer Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy
Design date 2015

Landmarks of Britain is a series of silver bullion coins produced by the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom. The first coin was released in 2017 and features a design of Big Ben previously used on a £100 coin released in 2015.
The second and third coins, both released in 2018, feature Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square. The next coin is expected to portray Buckingham Palace.[1][2] The coin has a maximum mintage of 50,000.[3] The same designs appeared on a four coin proof set in 2014, these had trichromatic colour-printing and had a mintage of only 3,500 sets.[4]

References

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  1. ^“Landmarks of Britain 2017 – Big Ben – 1 oz Silver Bullion Coin”. royalmintbullion.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^“Landmarks Of Britain Bullion Series Debuts”. coinworld.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^“APMEX World Coins – New Landmarks of Britain Series Brings London to Life”. CoinWeek. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^“ROYAL MINT PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN COLLECTION SHOWCASES LONDON – AgAuNEWS”. agaunews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

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Coins produced by the Royal Mint in the UK
United Kingdom
Value 2 pounds sterling
Mass 31.21 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Edge Milled
Composition .999 fine silver
Years of minting 2016
Obverse
Design Queen Elizabeth II
Designer Jody Clark
Reverse
Design Big Ben
Designer Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy
Design date 2015

Landmarks of Britain is a series of silver bullion coins produced by the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom. The first coin was released in 2017 and features a design of Big Ben previously used on a £100 coin released in 2015.
The second and third coins, both released in 2018, feature Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square. The next coin is expected to portray Buckingham Palace.[1][2] The coin has a maximum mintage of 50,000.[3] The same designs appeared on a four coin proof set in 2014, these had trichromatic colour-printing and had a mintage of only 3,500 sets.[4]

References

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  1. ^“Landmarks of Britain 2017 – Big Ben – 1 oz Silver Bullion Coin”. royalmintbullion.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^“Landmarks Of Britain Bullion Series Debuts”. coinworld.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^“APMEX World Coins – New Landmarks of Britain Series Brings London to Life”. CoinWeek. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^“ROYAL MINT PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN COLLECTION SHOWCASES LONDON – AgAuNEWS”. agaunews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

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