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Specifications |
| Issued |
2013 |
| 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 |
Edwina Ellis |
| Edge |
Milled |
| Inscription |
Mind the gap |
| Mintage |
1,560,000 |
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| B.U pack |
C |
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| £20.00 |
L |
| 2013 |
I |
| UK13UBU2 |
C |
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Sold 11,664 |
K |
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Design
details:
Edwina Ellis, creator of this ‘Roundel’ coin, is a pioneering printmaker
and former ‘Art on the Underground’ artist. Her design, featuring the
famous logo which first appeared in 1908, carries the edge inscription
MIND THE GAP and uses lettering in the unique Johnston typeface used for
London Underground signage.
text source and credit the Royal Mint |
