1845 Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign - large '5' in date King Charles III_Proof / BU Two Pound Plain Edge : Rev: Benedetto

Plain Edge :  Rev: Benedetto Pistrucci (BP)

from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936

Struck on November 20th 2017 to celebrate the Platinum Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip

Celebrates the incredible legacy of the world’s first purpose-built scientific research vessel and the last traditional wooden ship of its kind in the United Kingdom

Obverse Legend : GEORGIUS 1111 D:G:BRITANNIAR:REX F:D:

1845 Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign - large '5' in date King Charles III_Proof / BU Two Pound Plain Edge : Rev: Benedetto1845 Queen Victoria Shield Reverse Sovereign Obverse : Young head of Victoria to left. Hair bound with double fillet and collected up into a Bun behind. Date below truncation with WW.(William Wyon) in relief of truncation. Reverse : The Ensigns Armorial within a plain shield and surmounted by a crown. A branch of laurel is shown on each side of the shield. At the bottom the Thistle, Rose and Shamrock are placed with a small flower stop each side.