2014 Trinity House Piedfort £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin PCGS PR69 DCAM

Description

Specifications:
2014 Royal Mint Trinity House 500th Anniversary
Piedfort
£2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Weight: 24.00 Grams / Diameter: 28.40mm
Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort
Issue Limit: 652 Worldwide
Presented: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM
In 2014 to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Trinity House, the Royal Mint released a very special Limited Issue Trinity House Piedfort £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR69 DCAM.
The reverse designed by Joe Whitlock Blundell depicts Trinity House while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks. As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces.
In Britain the practise of striking Piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.