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Specifications |
| Issued |
2001 |
| Diameter |
28.4mm |
| Weight |
12g |
| Composition |
Outer: nickel-brass 76%
copper, 4% nickel, 20% zinc |
| Composition |
Inner: Cupro-nickel 75%
copper, 25% nickel |
| Obverse |
Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Reverse |
Robert Evans |
| Edge |
Milled |
| Inscription |
Wireless Bridges the
Atlantic...Marconi 1901... |
| Mintage |
4,558,000 |
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B.U pack |
C |
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£6.95 |
L |
| 2001 |
I |
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UKMTBUBC |
C |
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No sales data |
K |
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Design
details:
2001 saw the centenary of Guglielmo Marconi’s first wireless transmission
across the Atlantic. It was a feat that had been thought impossible but,
in December 1901, the letter ‘S’ in Morse Code – three dots – was
successfully transmitted from Poldhu in Cornwall to St John’s,
Newfoundland. To commemorate Marconi’s historic achievement – an
achievement that was to revolutionise global communication and bring
tremendous benefits to mankind – The Royal Mint produced a special £2
coin. Taking radio waves as its theme, the design by Robert Evans
symbolises Marconi’s impact on twentieth-century communication. Radio
waves decorate both the centre and outer border while a spark of
electricity linking the zeros of the date represents the generation of the
signal. The design is completed with the edge inscription …WIRELESS
BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC… MARCONI 1901.
text source and credit the Royal Mint |