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2 Pounds (JRR Tolkien)
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
- Series:
- 2022~Today - Charles III (Commemorative)
- Catalog codes:
- VisitColnectCom
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Literary People (Poets and Writers) | Literature
- Issued on:
- 2023
- Last issue date:
- 2023
- Distribution:
- Circulating Commemorative
- Mints:
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)
- Edge:
- Lettered-Signs-Numbers (plain)
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - British pound sterling
- Composition Details:
- Copper-Nickel center in Nickel-Brass ringCopper-Nickel center in Nickel-Brass ring
- Score:
- 70% Accuracy: Medium
- Related items:
- 3 (See)
- Description:
- Obverse: Portrait of HM King Charles III facing leftt, engraver MJ (Martin Jennings). Ruler and value CHARLES III • D • G • REX • F • D • 50 PENCE.
Reverse: In decorate circle, Tolkien monogram JЯRT. Theme at top, divides dates 1892 JRR TOLKIEN 1973 and at bottom WRITER · POET· SCHOLAR, designer at right DL (David Lawrence).
Edge: Motto · NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST (not all those who wander are lost). - Buy Now:
2 Pounds (George Orwell)
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
- Series:
- 2022~Today - Charles III (Numismatic Products)
- Catalog codes:
- Col:GB-005539, WCC:Unlisted
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Literary People (Poets and Writers) | Literature
- Issued on:
- 2025-01-16
- Last issue date:
- 2025-01-16
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales, Great Britain (1968~Today)
- Edge:
- Lettered-Signs-Numbers (reeded)
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - British pound sterling
- Composition Details:
- Inner: Cupro-nickel. Outer: Nickel-brassInner: Cupro-nickel. Outer: Nickel-brass
- Score:
- 62% Accuracy: Very Low
- Description:
- Obverse: In central circle, portrait of HM King Charles III facing left; engraver MJ (Martin Jennings). Ruler, face value and date ↻ CHARLES III • D • G • REX • F • D • 2 POUNDS • 2025 • "Charles III Dei Gratia Rex Fidei Defensor" (Charles III, King by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith 2 Pounds).
Reverse: A camera lens what looks like an eye, a quote taken from 1984 encircles the camera lens, ↷ at top BIG BROTHER (Big brother) and ⤻ at bottom IS WATCHING YOU (is watching you); engraver at right HDG (Henry Gray). Theme ⤻ at bottom GEORGE ORWELL.
Edge: Reeded with incuse theme • THERE WAS TRUTH AND THERE WAS UNTRUTH (There was truth and there was untruth)
Note: We show the reverse side as the front picture as multiple coins exist with the same depiction on the obverse side. - Buy Now:
2 Pounds (Jane Austen 250th birthday - Pride & Prejudice)
- Country:
- Isle of Man
- Series:
- I61 - Two Pounds
- Catalog codes:
- Col:IM-002895, WCC:Unlisted
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Anniversaries and Jubilees | Kings | Literature
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- from colnect.com
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- The Westminster Collection, United Kingdom
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - Manx pound
- Known mintage:
- 395
- Composition Details:
- copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ringcopper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Description:
- CopyWrong
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2 Pounds (Jane Austen 250th birthday - Sense & Sensibility)
- Country:
- Isle of Man
- Series:
- I61 - Two Pounds
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Anniversaries and Jubilees | Kings | Literature
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- The Westminster Collection, United Kingdom
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - Manx pound
- Known mintage:
- 395
- Composition Details:
- copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ringcopper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Description:
- Obverse: In centrel circle, the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III facing left, designer in truncation GD (Glyn Davies). Sovereign nation and date ↻ around KING CHARLES III • ISLE OF MAN • 2025, face value ⤻ at bottom • TWO POUNDS • (two pounds).
Reverse: Elinor and Marianne Dashwood; theme at bottom in three lines SENSE & 𝄓 SENSIBILITY 𝄓 1811 (Sense and Sensibility). Decorated ring around.
Engraver David Lawrence.
Note: We show the reverse side as the front picture as multiple coins exist with the same depiction on the obverse side. - Buy Now:
2 Pounds (Diary of Samuel Pepys - Samuel Pepys’ Famous Diary)
- Country:
- Jersey
- Series:
- 2025 - Samuel Pepys
- Catalog codes:
- CopyWrong
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Literary People (Poets and Writers) | Literature
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- ColnectScrp
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- The Westminster Collection, United Kingdom
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - Jersey pound
- Known mintage:
- 2,025
- Composition Details:
- copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ringcopper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Obverse: In central circle, portrait of HM King Charles III facing left, designer in truncation GD (Glyn Davies). Ruler and country ↷ around • CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, face value ⤿ at lower left TWO POUNDS (two pounds), date ⤻ at bottom • 2025 •.
Reverse: In central circle, Samuel Pepys seated at his writing desk, with the 17th-century London skyline behind him. The design is inspired by the 1666 portrait by John Hayls. Series name at top THE DIARY of SAMUEL PEPYS (the diary of Samuel Pepys), theme ⤻ at bottom ~ FIRST PUBLICATION - 1825 ~.
Designer: David Lawrence
Note: We show the reverse side as the front picture as multiple coins exist with the same depiction on the obverse side. - Buy Now:
2 Pounds (Diary of Samuel Pepys - Great Fire of London)
- Country:
- Jersey
- Series:
- 2025 - Samuel Pepys
- Catalog codes:
- Col:JE-000873, WCC:Unlisted
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Fire and Flames | Kings | Literature
- Issued on:
- CopyWrong
- Last issue date:
- ColnectIsBest
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- The Westminster Collection, United Kingdom
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - Jersey pound
- Known mintage:
- 2,025
- Composition Details:
- copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ringcopper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- iInfringe
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2 Pounds (Diary of Samuel Pepys - The Great Plague)
- Country:
- Jersey
- Series:
- 2025 - Samuel Pepys
- Catalog codes:
- Col:JE-000875, WCC:Unlisted
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Diseases | Kings | Literature
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Last issue date:
- CopyWrong
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- The Westminster Collection, United Kingdom
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - Jersey pound
- Known mintage:
- 2,025
- Composition Details:
- copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ringcopper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Obverse: In central circle, portrait of HM King Charles III facing left, designer in truncation GD (Glyn Davies). Ruler and country ↷ around • CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, face value ⤿ at lower left TWO POUNDS (two pounds), date ⤻ at bottom • 2025 •.
Reverse: In central circle, captures people fleeing the flames by boat during the devastating fire of 1666. The design is inspired by the famous woodcut from the time and Pepys’ own dramatic account. Series name at top THE DIARY of SAMUEL PEPYS (the diary of Samuel Pepys), theme ⤻ at bottom ~ GREAT PLAGUE - 1665 ~ (The Great Plague).
Designer: David Lawrence
Note: We show the reverse side as the front picture as multiple coins exist with the same depiction on the obverse side. - Buy Now:
2 Pounds (Diary of Samuel Pepys - The Restoration of the Monarchy)
- Country:
- Jersey
- Series:
- 2025 - Samuel Pepys
- Catalog codes:
- VisitColnectCom
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Kings | Literature
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- VisitColnectCom
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- The Westminster Collection, United Kingdom
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 12 grams
- Diameter:
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.5 mm
- Face value:
- 2 £ - Jersey pound
- Known mintage:
- 2,025
- Composition Details:
- copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ringcopper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- Obverse: In central circle, portrait of HM King Charles III facing left, designer in truncation GD (Glyn Davies). Ruler and country ↷ around • CHARLES III • BAILIWICK OF JERSEY, face value ⤿ at lower left TWO POUNDS (two pounds), date ⤻ at bottom • 2025 •.
Reverse: In central circle, depicts the return of King Charles II in 1660, based on the royal seal of the King. Pepys witnessed the coronation and wrote extensively about his relationship with the royal court. Series name at top THE DIARY of SAMUEL PEPYS (the diary of Samuel Pepys), theme ⤻ at bottom ~ THE RESTORATION - 1660 ~ (the Restoration of the Monarchy).
Designer: David Lawrence
Note: We show the reverse side as the front picture as multiple coins exist with the same depiction on the obverse side. - Buy Now:
3 Euro (500th anniversary of first Slovenian printed text)
- Country:
- Slovenia
- Series:
- 2007~Today - Euro (Commemorative 3 €)
- Catalog codes:
- Col:SI-000122, WCC:km123
- Themes:
- Anniversaries and Jubilees | Literature
- Issued on:
- 2015-06-15
- Last issue date:
- 2015-06-15
- Distribution:
- Circulating Commemorative
- Mints:
- Kremnica Mint, Kremnica, Slovak Republic
- Edge:
- Reeded/grained
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 15 grams
- Diameter:
- 32 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.4 mm
- Face value:
- 3 € - Euro
- Known mintage:
- 138,000
- Composition Details:
- ring: 78% copper, 20% zinc and 2% nickel, core: 75% copper, 25% nickelring: 78% copper, 20% zinc and 2% nickel, core: 75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 41% Accuracy: Very High
- Related items:
- 2 (See)
- Description:
- 500th anniversary of the first Slovenian printed text
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5 Somoni (1150th birthyear poet Abu Abdollah Rudaki)
- Country:
- Tajikistan
- Series:
- 2000~Today - Commemorative - Somoni
- Catalog codes:
- Col:TJ-000012, WCC:km17
- Themes:
- Art | Coats of Arms | Documents | Feathers | Literary People (Poets and Writers) | Literature
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- from colnect.com
- Distribution:
- Circulating Commemorative
- Mints:
- Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak, St.Petersburg, Russia
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 7 grams
- Diameter:
- 26.5 mm
- Face value:
- 5 SM - Tajikistani somoni
- Composition Details:
- ring: 60%-70% Copper, 40%-30% Zinc, core: 75% copper, 25% nickelring: 60%-70% Copper, 40%-30% Zinc, core: 75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 66% Accuracy: High
- Related items:
- 1 (See)
- Description:
- CopyWrong
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