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2020 Two Pound Coin – Agatha Christie
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Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a English writer and is the biggest selling novelist of all time with sales of over 2 billion books (only beaten by the Bible and the Shakespeare's works).
2017 Two Pound Coin – Jane Austen
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Jane Austen died in 1817 aged just 41 and was virtually unknown as an author at the time. Today her novel Pride and Prejudice is top in many favourite novel lists and Austen's other novels also rank highly.
2022 Two Pound Coin – Celebrating 25 Years of the £2
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The 2022 £2 coin was released to celebrate 25 years of the two-pound coin. It shows a modified version of that original two-pound coin with a special privy mark on the obverse and a '25' in the centre of the Reverse.
2004 Two Pound Coin – Steam Locomotive
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2004 was the 200th Anniversary of that first steam locomotive. Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall and an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport. He built the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1804.
2012 Two Pound Coin – Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the greatest novelists of all time. Dickens created some of the most loved fictional characters ever. He was a superstar in his day, his work has never gone out of print and has spawned more than 200 movies. He's still famous today.
2002 Two Pound Coin – Commonwealth Games Ireland
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In 2002 the XVII Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England. Four £2 coins were produced for the event but the design only varied slightly with a different flag for each of the home countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland coin has the lowest mintage.
2022 1oz Silver Proof – City Views Rome
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The Royal Mint continues their City Views series with this image of Rome derived from a historically important design by the artist Jacques Alphonse Testard. This coin is the 1oz Silver Proof, denominated as £2.
2023 1oz Silver Bullion £2 – King Arthur
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The Royal Mint's 2023 Myths and Legends series kicks off with King Arthur. Silver one ounce bullion, denominated as £2, they have a diameter 38.61mm.
2010 Two Pound Coin – Florence Nightingale
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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and is thought of as the founder of modern nursing. Her work of managing the nurses in the Crimean War is well noted and she was referred to as "The Lady with the Lamp".