In 2005, to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Gunpowder Plot £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The center of the reverse has a circular arrangement of state, the mace, crosier and sword with the denomination "TWO POUNDS" and the dates "1605" and "2005" with the edge inscription "REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER" designed by Peter Forster. The obverse is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage Presentation of 4,394 Coins Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
