2013 London Underground Roundel £2

2013 London Underground Roundel £2

Coin will arrive in circulation
About This Design
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.

Specifications
Issued 2013
Diameter 28.4mm
Weight 12.0g
Thickness 2.5mm
Composition
Outer: Nickel-brass (76% copper, 4% nickel, 20% zinc)
Inner: Cupro-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel)

Obverse Designer Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse Designer Edwina Ellis
Edge Milled
Edge Inscription MIND THE GAP
Mintage 1,560,000*

Made by The Royal Mint