British £2 Two Pounds Coin (Technology)

British £2 Two Pounds (Technology)

The bimetallic two pound coin was introduced into general circulation in 1998 as the highest-value coin in everyday British use. It is a substantial coin built from two metals — a golden nickel-brass outer ring around a silvery cupro-nickel centre — which gives it a distinctive two-tone appearance and a reassuring weight of around twelve grams. Its milled edge carries an inscription, and the design celebrates the theme of technological progress.

On the obverse, the coin carries the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the ‘Girls of Great Britain and Ireland’ tiara, with the surrounding legend “ELIZABETH II D G REG F D” and the year at the foot within a beaded border.

On the reverse, designed by Bruce Rushin, four concentric rings of abstract cog-and-gear devices radiate outward across the two metals, symbolising the ages of industrial and technological advance from the Iron Age to the internet. The value “TWO POUNDS” curves above and the date below, while the milled edge bears the inscription “STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS”.

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