Remember how I said 2014 was the 100th anniversary of the 1st World War...well here it is.
The Royal Mint has issued a commemorative £2 coin marking 100 years since the outbreak of World War One.
The WWI memorial coin features Lord Kitchener
It
is the first coin in a five-year series that will remember key events
in the conflict from outbreak to Armistice and has been designed by
sculptor John Bergdahl.
The first coin to be released features
Lord Kitchener and the ‘Your Country Needs You!’ slogan used on a
recruitment poster which is understood to be a variation of the cover
illustration of a 1914 edition of London Opinion magazine, designed by
graphic designer Alfred Leete.
The
coin will enter circulation alongside other commemorative coins
including a second £2 coin designed by Joe Whitlock-Blundell and David
Eccles, which celebrates the 500
th anniversary of Trinity House, an organisation which has served Britain’s mariners since the time of Henry VIII.
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games 50p
An
official Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games 50p, designed by Alex Loudon
and Dan Flashman, has been unveiled, featuring a cyclist and athlete
above the Saltire of Scotland.
Completing
a series begun in 2013, two £1 coins have been released, one featuring
flax and shamrock to represent Northern Ireland and another featuring a
bluebell and thistle for Scotland.
Last
year this floral series, designed by Timothy Noad, saw the introduction
of a £1 coin featuring a rose to represent England and another
featuring a daffodil to represent Wales.
Meanwhile
a special edition £5 crown coin celebrating the life and legacy of
Queen Anne 300 years after her death has been released. It is designed
by Mark Richards FRBS, creator of the £5 crown struck for the wedding of
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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