UK £2 RARE BIMETALLIC TWO POUND COIN.

2010 ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, WHO LIVED FROM 1820 - 1910, AND THE 150TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NURSING !!

INTERESTING INGENIOUS COIN DEPICTING THE NURSES HAND TAKING A PULSE FROM THE PATIENTS HAND. THE BACKGROUND SYBOLISES THE RAYS OF LIGHT, MADE FAMOUS FROM FLORENCE NIGHTINGALES LAMP THAT SHE CARRIED, WHILST ATTENDING THE WOUNDED OF THE CRIMEAN WAR !!!.   IT IS A VERY CLEVER DESIGN ....SYMBOLIC OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE'S WORK IN NURSING, AND ALSO COMBINING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF NURSING (NICE SUBTLE SYMBOLIC TOUCH ).

INSCRIPTION AROUND THE EDGE STATES ' 150 YEARS OF NURSING'   

ON THE FRONT IS THE QUEENS HEAD, AND AROUND THE OUTER RIM - THE INSCRIPTION: ELIZABETH II. D. G. REG. FID. DEF.  2010 

ON THE REVERSE, AROUND THE RIM EDGE, THE DATES OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE LIFE  ARE SHOWN SURROUNDING HER NAME - '1820 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 1910'   AND 'TWO POUNDS'

A VERY INTERESTING COIN THAT CONCEALS, AND REVEALS SO MUCH !!

LOW MINTAGE

COMPOSED OF A NICKEL BRASS OUTER RING, AND AN INNER CUPRO NICKEL CIRCLE

SOLD IN USED CIRCULATED CONDITION, BUT A GOOD NICE SHINY COIN

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