The coinage of the UK, as a whole, embodies the rich history of the nation but special coins issued each year also recall great events in British history. This collection contains the range of coins released in 2010. All 12 coins are Brilliant Uncirculated standard which means they are superior quality to those in circulation.
The Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Set of 2010 comprises of 12 coins, which include:
£2 (x2), £1(x3), 50p (x2), 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p; they are beautifully displayed in an informative and fully illustrated presentation folder.
Special coins for 2010
Florence Nightingale - The £2 coin struck in honour celebrates 150 years of nursing care with the background symbolising the rays of light from her lamp.
The Cities: London and Belfast - the two new £1 coins making their debut in 2010 began a new series of four celebrating the great cities of the UK. The reverses each bear the heraldic devices of the four cities highlighting each in turn.
The Girl Guides - the charming 50p coin marking the centenary of the Girl Guide movement features a repeating pattern of the Girlguiding UK identity.
The Shield of the Royal Arms - new designs for the circulating coins from the 1p to the £1 were unveiled in 2008. Celebrating Britain's ancient royal heritage, they focus entirely on the shield of the Royal Arms, a powerful symbol of monarchy used on the coinage since the reign of Edward III. The 1p to the 50p reveal the sheild when arranged correctly whilst the £1 coin features the shield in its entirety.
Celebrating Technology - the definitive £2 coin celebrates the development of technology from the Iron Age to the present. The central design features the decorative whorls of ancient Celtic art surrounded by a circle of cogs and wheels symbolising the Industrial Revolution. The computer age completes the design, a pattern derived from silicon chips appearing on the third cupro-nickel circle with the Internet represented on the outer ring of nickel-brass.
All the coins have the stunning portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
SEALED IN ORIGINAL ROYAL MINT CELLOPHANE PACKAGING
