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£770
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£800
- £900
Live Auction
Coins of the Realm Auction 29
Live bidding began
Aug 30, 2022 at 7 PM BST
Size
Specifications: Mintage 2017, Diameter 23.03mm, Weight 17.72g & 22ct Gold.
Category
Description
GREAT BRITAIN: (1952-Present Day) Queen Elizabeth II 2017 Proof Twelve Sided Gold £1 Coin. Based on the old twelve sided Threepence the coin is struck with the inner circle yellow gold and outer circle red gold. Obverse: Designer is Jody Clark. Fifth Portrait. Queen Elizabeth II bust facing right. Legend: ELIZABETH II.D.G.REG.F.D 2017. In small letters below the bust is the artist's initials J.C (for Jody Clark). Repeated multiple times in micro-text around the rim: ONE POUND. A security feature is a "latent image" under the Queen's effigy - something like a hologram that changes from a £ symbol to the number 1 when the coin is seen from different angles. Reverse: Is known as Nations of the Crown, represents the United Kingdom and its four constituent parts - Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England and features their floral emblems, respectively the English rose, the Welsh leek, the Scottish thistle and the Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet. Lettering: ONE POUND with Repeated multiple times in micro-text around the rim the date: 2017. The design was created by David Pearce who won a public competition at the age of 15. His initials, DP, are in the right field under the crown. Comes with all Royal Mint packaging. Certificate number 0636.
Condition
Proof as issued by the Royal Mint.
Signature
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Quantity
1