2021 Two Pounds

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There were three 2021 dated £2 coins issed. The standard Britannia, Sir Walter Scott and H G Wells (all three were included in the 2021 annual sets).

The Standard £2 Coin:

Obverse Type 3 (bust design by (Mr) Jody Clark, dated 2021):

Reverse Type (design by Anthony Dufort):

Edge: QUATUOR MARIA VINDICO (I will claim the four seas).

Mintage for Circulation: Not yet known.

The story behind the design:

The new obverse portrait by (Mr) Jody Clark was introduced in March 2015 and replaces the previous Ian Rank-Broadley portrait on all circulating coins. The new Britannia reverse, which replaced the ‘technology’ reverse, was also introduced in 2015.

 

Commemorative £2 Coin, Type 58: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type 3b (bust design by (Mr) Jody Clark):

Reverse Type (design by Stephen Raw):

Edge: THE WILL TO DO, THE SOUL TO DARE.

Mintage for Circulation: Not yet known, available to purchase only.

The story behind the design: This coin marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. The Scottish historical novel pioneer is best known for Waverly, Rob Roy and Ivanhoe. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sir-Walter-Scott/

 

Commemorative £2 Coin, Type 59: (info on coin type numbers here)

Obverse Type 3b (bust design by (Mr) Jody Clark):

Reverse Type (design by Chris Costello):

Edge: GOOD BOOKS ARE THE WAREOUSES OF IDEAS.

Mintage for Circulation: Not yet known, available to purchase only.

The story behind the design: This coin marks the 100th anniversary of the death of H G Wells. Herbert George Wells, best known for his pioneering science fiction novels, was born on the 21st September 1866 in Bromley, Kent. Prominent on the reverse of the coin are The Invisible Man, an alien invader from The War of the Worlds and a nod to The Time Machine. https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-G-Wells 

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