2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Coat of Arms

Features

Issuer	British Indian Ocean Territory
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2017
Value	2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.46
Currency	Pound sterling (2008-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	28.28 g
Diameter	38.6 mm
Thickness	3.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 128042 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 14 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

1952-2017 Jubilee

Series: Sapphire Jubilee

Obverse

Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, legend around with date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II • 2017 • BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY •
PM

Reverse

Coat of Arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II
1952 - 2017
TWO POUNDS

Edge

Reeded

Mint

PM	Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom

Comments

Queen Elizabeth II is the first ever British Monarch to have a reign long enough to achieve a Sapphire Jubilee. We have decided to honour Her Majesty by releasing a coin featuring the Royal Crest.

The Royal Crest featured on the design has evolved over nine centuries since Richard the Lionheart chose three lions to represent England. The Crest appears above on the gates of Buckingham Palaces and shows the shield of the United Kingdom Royal Arms supported by the English Lion on the left and the Scottish Unicorn on the right. The patron Saint of England, St George is shown just below the crest. The obverse features the Pobjoy exclusive effigy design of HM Queen Elizabeth II in exceptional detail.

See also

• Coat of Arms

• 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Coat of Arms; Silver)
• 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Coat of Arms; Titanium)

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Numista Rarity index: 89

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