In 2015 to commemorate the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Magna Carta Piedfort £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse designed by John Bergdahl depicts the Magna Carta while the obverse features the stunning Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark .
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks. As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces. In Britain the practice of striking piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.
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Limited Issue of 1,988 Worldwide
Piedfort Double the Thickness and Weight of its Standard Counterpart
Finished to Royal Mints Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Commemorating the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta designed by John Bergdahl
