Themes Announced for UK 2011 Two Pound and Five Pound Coins

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Oct 28, 2010, 12:18:33 PM10/28/10

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http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227078/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=fifty+pence

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “ELIZABETH
· II D · G · REG · F · D” and the denomination “FIFTY PENCE”, and for
the reverse a design which features 50 different icons symbolising
projects and programmes that the World Wildlife Fund has supported
over the course of the last 50 years, with the Panda logo of the
organisation in the centre and the date “2011” below. The coins shall
have a plain edge’.
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http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227221/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=our+mint

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “ELIZABETH
· II · D · G · REG · FID · DEF” and the denomination “ · TWO POUNDS ·
”, and for the reverse a design focusing on the opening verse of St
John’s Gospel, “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD”, showing the verse as
printing blocks on the left and the printed page on the right, with
the inscription “KING JAMES BIBLE” above and the dates “1611 – 2011”
below. The said coins will have a graining upon the edge and in incuse
letters the inscription “THE AUTHORISED VERSION”, save for the gold
coin where the incuse letters will be accompanied by a plain edge’.
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http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227220/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=our+mint

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “ ·
ELIZABETH · II · D · G · REG · FID · DEF · ” and the date “2011”, and
for the reverse a depiction of the ship based on a contemporary
painting, surrounded by a cartouche bearing the inscription “THE MARY
ROSE” above, the denomination “TWO POUNDS” below, and a rose to the
left and right. The lettering on the reverse is rendered in the
Lombardic style employed on the coins of Henry VIII. The said coins
will have a graining upon the edge and in incuse letters the
inscription “YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511”, save for the gold coin where
the incuse letters will be accompanied by a plain edge’.
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http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227079/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=our+mint

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “ELIZABETH
· II · DEI · GRA REGINA · FID · DEF”, and for the reverse a profile
portrait of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh with the
inscription “PRINCE PHILIP · 90TH BIRTHDAY · FIVE POUNDS · 2011”. The
platinum, gold and silver coins will have a plain edge, while the
cupro-nickel coin will have a graining upon the edge’.

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ï¿½For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription ï¿½ELIZABETH
ï¿½ II D ï¿½ G ï¿½ REG ï¿½ F ï¿½ Dï¿½ and the denomination ï¿½FIFTY PENCEï¿½, and for

the reverse a design which features 50 different icons symbolising
projects and programmes that the World Wildlife Fund has supported
over the course of the last 50 years, with the Panda logo of the

organisation in the centre and the date ï¿½2011ï¿½ below. The coins shall
have a plain edgeï¿½.
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http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227221/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=our+mint

ï¿½For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription ï¿½ELIZABETH
ï¿½ II ï¿½ D ï¿½ G ï¿½ REG ï¿½ FID ï¿½ DEFï¿½ and the denomination ï¿½ ï¿½ TWO POUNDS ï¿½
ï¿½, and for the reverse a design focusing on the opening verse of St
Johnï¿½s Gospel, ï¿½IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORDï¿½, showing the verse as

printing blocks on the left and the printed page on the right, with

the inscription ï¿½KING JAMES BIBLEï¿½ above and the dates ï¿½1611 ï¿½ 2011ï¿½

below. The said coins will have a graining upon the edge and in incuse

letters the inscription ï¿½THE AUTHORISED VERSIONï¿½, save for the gold
coin where the incuse letters will be accompanied by a plain edgeï¿½.
-----------------------------------------------------

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227220/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=our+mint

ï¿½For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription ï¿½ ï¿½
ELIZABETH ï¿½ II ï¿½ D ï¿½ G ï¿½ REG ï¿½ FID ï¿½ DEF ï¿½ ï¿½ and the date ï¿½2011ï¿½, and

for the reverse a depiction of the ship based on a contemporary

painting, surrounded by a cartouche bearing the inscription ï¿½THE MARY
ROSEï¿½ above, the denomination ï¿½TWO POUNDSï¿½ below, and a rose to the

left and right. The lettering on the reverse is rendered in the
Lombardic style employed on the coins of Henry VIII. The said coins
will have a graining upon the edge and in incuse letters the

inscription ï¿½YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511ï¿½, save for the gold coin where
the incuse letters will be accompanied by a plain edgeï¿½.
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http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59576/notices/1227079/from=2010-09-01;to=2010-10-28;exact=our+mint

ï¿½For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription ï¿½ELIZABETH
ï¿½ II ï¿½ DEI ï¿½ GRA REGINA ï¿½ FID ï¿½ DEFï¿½, and for the reverse a profile

portrait of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh with the

inscription ï¿½PRINCE PHILIP ï¿½ 90TH BIRTHDAY ï¿½ FIVE POUNDS ï¿½ 2011ï¿½. The

platinum, gold and silver coins will have a plain edge, while the

cupro-nickel coin will have a graining upon the edgeï¿½.
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Thanks for posting!
BTW, this year there was only the Florence Nightingale 2 pound silver coin
or there was another one I've missed?

tnx

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Oct 28, 2010, 3:08:05 PM10/28/10

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> Thanks for posting!
> BTW, this year there was only the Florence Nightingale 2 pound silver coin
> or there was another one I've missed?
>
> tnx

You are correct. There is only one commemorative two pound coin this
year.

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Thanks!
I have the whole series and I was afraid I missed one;-)