In
2009 , the
Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Silver
Proof 12 Coin Collection all struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver which contains Silver Proof specimens of the circulating range of Coinage from the United Kingdom.
Included in this set is King Henry £5 Five Pound Coin marking the
500th Anniversary of his
Accession . It also contains three bi-colour £2 coins: the standard version with its reverse symbolic of technological progress
Shoulders of Giants £2 Two Pound Coin , a special commemorative
£2 Two Pound Coin commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Robert Burns and a special
£2 Two Pound Coin commemorating the
200th Anniversary of
Charles Darwin .
The
£1 One Pound Coin bears the new design of the Royal Arms designed by Matthew Dent and the new
Kew Gardens 50p Fifty Pence Coin , while the remaining coins from the
50p Fifty Pence down to the
1p One Pence are the new coinage also designed by Matthew Dent each representing a part of the Coat of Arms. The obverse of all the coins have the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
