2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Year of the Rat; 1 oz Fine Silver

2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Year of the Rat; 1 oz Fine Silver) - obverse2 Pounds - Elizabeth II (Year of the Rat; 1 oz Fine Silver) - reverse

© The Royal Mint, 2020

Features

Issuer United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2020
Value 2 Pounds
2 GBP = USD 2.52
Currency Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 31.1 g
Diameter 38.6 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
194493
References Sp# CLBB7
Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.

Series: Chinese Lunar Year - Shēngxiào Collection

Obverse

Fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·2 POUNDS·
J.C

Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith

Engraver: Jody Clark

Reverse

Image of a single rat crouching and sniffing the air with legend and date above.

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
YEAR OF THE RAT · 2020
1 OZ FINE SILVER 999

PJL

Translation: 鼠 (Rat)

Engraver: P.J. Lynch

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The seventh design in the Chinese Lunar Year - Shēngxiào Collection, there were several different strikes for the Year of the Rat with varying compositions and denominations which all share P.J. Lynch's design.

The proof strike has plain fields while the bullion issues have a guilloche background design on the obverse alongside an additional legend with the weight and fineness on the reverse.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
2020  $ 28 Bullion

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