Bidspirit auction | UK 1994 Royal Mint Bank


UK 1994 Royal Mint Bank of England Tercentenary £2 Coin - A UK nickel-brass commemorative two pound coin, issued to mark the 300th anniversary of the Bank of England. The reverse features the original seal of the Bank, depicting a seated figure of Britannia beside a bank of money, surmounted by a crown and a cypher. The design includes the struck legends 1694, 1994, and BANK OF ENGLAND. The obverse displays the Third Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf. The coin is presented in its original Royal Mint decorative fold-out card packaging, which features architectural illustrations of the Bank of England and historical text concerning the institution's first Governor, Sir John Houblon. The reverse of the card includes a depiction of a Napier platen press and gold ingots. The coin is secured within a clear plastic blister.