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| I M A G E |
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| D E S C R I P T I O N |
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Designer: Arnold Machin
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Dotted
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Designer: Christopher Ironside
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Dotted
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| S A M E D E S I G N |
KM# 915: United Kingdom 1 penny (1971 - 1981) KM# 912: United Kingdom 10 pence (1968 - 1981) |
KM# 936: United Kingdom 2 pence (1985 - 1992) KM# 936a: United Kingdom 2 pence (1992 - 1997) KM# 987: United Kingdom 2 pence (1998 - 2008) |
General
- WCDB ID
- 312
- Country
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United Kingdom
- Denomination
- 2 pence
- Value
- 1⁄50 Pound sterling (GBP)
- Dates
- AD1971 - 1981
Physical
- Shape
- Circle
- Mass
- 7.12 g
- Diameter
- 25.90 mm
- Thickness
- 1.85 mm
- Composition
- 97% Cu, 2.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn
- Color
- Brown / Red / Copper
- Magnetic
- No
Design
- Orientation
- Medallic: ↑ ↑
- Edge
- Plain/smooth
- Tags
- Crown / Coronet / Diadem / Tiara Bow / Ribbon Arnold Machin Portrait of 37-Year-Old Elizabeth II
References
- Wikipedia
- Two pence (British decimal coin)
- Krause-Mischler
- KM# 916
- Numista
- N# 664
Related Coins
- Next Date
- KM# 936 (1985 - 1992)
- Concurrent
- 1 penny : KM# 915 (1971 - 1981)
10 pence : KM# 912 (1968 - 1981)