Landmarks of Britain

Coins produced by the Royal Mint in the UK

United Kingdom

Value| 2 pounds sterling
Mass| 31.21 g
Diameter| 38.61 mm
Edge| Milled
Composition| .999 fine silver
Years of minting| 2016
Obverse
Design| Queen Elizabeth II
Designer| Jody Clark
Reverse
Design| Big Ben
Designer| Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy
Design date| 2015

Landmarks of Britain is a series of silver bullion coins produced by the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom. The first coin was released in 2017 and features a design of Big Ben previously used on a £100 coin released in 2015. The second and third coins, both released in 2018, feature Tower Bridge and Trafalgar Square. The next coin is expected to portray Buckingham Palace.[1][2] The coin has a maximum mintage of 50,000.[3] The same designs appeared on a four coin proof set in 2014, these had trichromatic colour-printing and had a mintage of only 3,500 sets.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Landmarks of Britain 2017 – Big Ben – 1 oz Silver Bullion Coin". royalmintbullion.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
2. ^ "Landmarks Of Britain Bullion Series Debuts". coinworld.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
3. ^ "APMEX World Coins – New Landmarks of Britain Series Brings London to Life". CoinWeek. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
4. ^ "ROYAL MINT PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN COLLECTION SHOWCASES LONDON - AgAuNEWS". agaunews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

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