2 Pounds 2015, First World War [United Kingdom]

Coins-Europe

Country: United Kingdom
Weight: 12.0 g
Name: 100th Anniversary of the Start of the First World War
Issue Quality: BU
Metal: Cupronickel, Nickel Silver
Bimetallic: Copper-Nickel alloy (inner disc), Brass-Nickel alloy (outer ring)
Designation: Cu-Ni, Cu-Ni-Zn
Denomination: 2 Pounds
Currency Unit: Pound
Orientation: Medallic
Artist: Obverse - Ian Rank-Broadley, Reverse - David Rowlands
Diameter: 28.4 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm

Reverse
The central part of the reverse features a relief depiction of the battleship HMS Iron Duke in profile, with a lone seaplane to starboard and seagulls to port against the background of a submarine. The outer ring of the reverse bears the inscriptions: 'THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918', '2015'.
Obverse
Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. The portrait is surrounded by a beaded border. The outer ring of the obverse is engraved with inscriptions separated by dots: 'ELIZABETH • II • D • G • REG • FID • DEF • TWO POUNDS'. A beaded border also runs along the edge of the coin.