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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Marconi Telegraph
2001 year| Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring | 12 g | 28.4 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2001 |
| Value | 2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.62 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#7525 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 8% |
Reverse
Symbolic representation of Marconi's successful transatlantic wireless transmission of 1901.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
20/01
r.e.
TWO POUNDS
Engraver: Robert Evans
Edge
Milled with incuse lettering
Lettering: MARCONI 1901 ··· WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC···
Comment
Issued for circulation as well as part of the Annual Coin Sets for 2001, in both Brilliant Uncirculated (57,741 sales) & Proof versions. The coin was also issued in BU individual packs (no sales data) as well as in silver proof, reverse frosted silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof.