Issuing Country: United Kingdom. Weight: 24.00 Grams / Diameter: 28.40mm. Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort. Issue Limit: 2,500 Worldwide. Presented: Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity. The reverse designed by John Bergdahl depicts Lord Kitchener and the words Your Country Needs You while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. 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 practise of striking Piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks. The item “2014 First World War Kitchener Piedfort £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin Box Coa” is in sale since Saturday, August 31, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins\Coins\British\Proof Sets/Coins\2000s”. The seller is “thelondoncoincompany” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year of Issue: 2014
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Royal Mint: FWW Outbreak 100th Anniversary Lord Kitchener
- Piedfort £2 Silver Proof Coin: Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity
- Year: 2014
