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2016 William Shakespeare Histories Piedfort £2 Silver Proof Coin Box Coa

SKU P2SC-026000
£249.95
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Product Details
UPC: 5026177354963
Product Code: UK16SHPF
Manufacturer: Royal Mint
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2016
Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)
Collections: William Shakespeare
Series / Ranges: Histories
Denomination: £2
Metal: Silver
Purity: .925
Metal Content: 0.7137 Troy Ounce
Weight: 24.00 Grams
Diameter: 28.40mm
Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort
Mintage: 624 Worldwide
Presentation: Boxed with Certificate

In 2016 to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Death of William Shakespeare, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Piedfort William Shakespeare Histories £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.

The reverse features a Crown and Sword and depicts aspects of William Shakespeare's famous work.
The obverse of all three the coins depict Jody Clark's Fifth Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
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.

  • Limited Mintage Presentation of 624 Coins Worldwide
  • Piedfort Double the Thickness of its Standard Counterpart
  • Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
  • Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare - Histories
  • Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity
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