© The Royal Mint, 2024
© The Royal Mint, 2024
2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill; Silver Proof
2024 year| Bimetallic: silver (.925) centre in gold plated silver (.925) ring | 12 g | 28.4 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | Charles III (2022-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2024 |
| Value | 2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.62 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: silver (.925) centre in gold plated silver (.925) ring |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#394222 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Portrait of Churchill as a young man in 1895, garbed in the uniform of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
1874 1965
NJS
Designer: Natasha Seaward
Edge
Reeded with incuse lettering
Script: Latin
Lettering: PAVE THE WAY FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM
Comment
Issued only in the Annual Silver Proof set with an issue limit of 500
© The Royal Mint, 2024
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the coin is that it features a unique bimetallic design, with a silver (.925) center in a gold-plated silver (.925) ring, making it a distinctive and valuable collector's item.
