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GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 994 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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GREAT_BRITAIN
KM 994 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge - Reeded and Lettered | Composition | Rotation |
| 2 pounds | 28.4 | 12.0 | 2.5 | Lettering: "Standing on the shoulders of giants" | Outer ring: Nickel - Brass | Medal |
| Center: Copper-Nickel |
| Obverse | Reverse | ||
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The inscriptions along the rim: title of Queen,
abbreviation "By the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith" in Latin.
In the center - bust of queen Elizabeth II right (portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley). Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) became Queen of the United Kingdom on 6 February 1952. |
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Inscriptions on ring: word denomination - on the upper arch, the year of minting - on the lower one. In the center - concentric design symbolically representing technological development from the Iron Age, through the Industrial Revolution and the Electronic Age to the Internet. |