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Specifications |
| Issued |
2016 |
| Diameter |
28.4mm |
| Weight |
12g |
| Composition |
Outer: nickel-brass 76%
copper, 4% nickel, 20% zinc |
| Composition |
Inner: Cupro-nickel 75%
copper, 25% nickel |
| Obverse |
Jody
Clark |
| Reverse |
Aaron West |
| Edge |
Milled |
| Inscription |
The whole
city in dreadful flames |
| Mintage |
1,625,000, originally recorded at 5,135,000 |
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| B.U pack |
C |
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|
£10.00 |
L |
|
05/11/15 |
I |
| UK16GFBU |
C |
|
Sold 23,215 |
K |
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Design
details:
Marking the 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
London in 1666 was very different to the city we know today. Wooden
structures rather than soaring skyscrapers made up most of the homes and
businesses in the capital: one of the reasons that a small fire, which
notoriously began in a bakery in Pudding Lane, went on to rage across the
city. Who can imagine the sight, as people fled the flames, leaving
everything to the fire? Aaron West, a member of The Royal Mint’s team of
expert designers, has taken the perspective of one of the Londoners
seeking sanctuary on the Thames to capture the devastating scenes of the
time.
Such is the drama of 1666 that the tale of the great fire has been handed
down, still studied at schools and brought to life in television dramas.
Aaron’s dramatic design captures the stories of the moments that changed
London forever.
text source and credit the Royal Mint |
