£2 (two pound) silver proof coin commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605-2005
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Object number2014.03223
Title£2 (two pound) silver proof coin commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605-2005
CreatorRoyal Mint, Peter Forster (designer)
Description£2 silver proof coin. On one side is the text '1605 - 2005' and 'TWO POUNDS' with a central design of swords, sceptres/maces and crosiers, to represent state power against the Gunpowder Plot. These are arranged in a Catherine Wheel design, with stars either side to suggest fireworks. On the reverse is a side profile of Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by the abbreviated Latin text 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF' (abbreviation of 'Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix' - 'Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith'). On the edge is the text 'Remember, remember the fifth of November.' The coin is still in its plastic capsule.
Production date 2005 - 2005
Object namecoin
Object categorycommemorative
Materialsilver
Techniquestruck
Dimensions
- diameter: 28 mm
thickness: 4 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”