2 Pounds 1999, Rugby World Cup [United Kingdom]

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2 Pounds 1999, Rugby World Cup [United Kingdom]
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 12 g
  • Name: Rugby World Cup
  • Metal: Nickel Silver
  • Bimetallic: center - copper-nickel alloy, ring - nickel brass
  • Composition: Cu-Ni-Zn
  • Denomination: 2 pounds
  • Currency unit: Pound
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Reference: KM# 999
  • Diameter: 28.4 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part, within a circle of silver-colored metal, inside a figure resembling a flower with twelve petals, a rugby ball. Along the upper edge arc, the year of issue 1999. Along the lower edge arc, the inscription in English: «TWO POUNDS». The inscriptions are separated by three decorative elements on each side, resembling a slanted letter: «H». Around the circumferences of the rim and the inner circle, decorative elements in the form of dots.
  • Obverse
    In the central part, within a circle of silver-colored metal, the right-facing profile of Queen Elizabeth II. Around the edge of the coin, separated by a dot, the inscription: «ELIZABETH II. DEI. GRA. REG. FID. DEF.», which translates from English as 'Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith'. Below the shoulder truncation, the monogram «IRB» - the engraver's mark of Ian Rank-Broadley. Around the circumferences of the rim and the inner circle, decorative elements in the form of dots.

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