2005 Gunpowder Plot £2

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2005 Gunpowder Plot £2

Coin will arrive in circulated condition.

About This Design

The plot to assassinate James I at the opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605 is a piece of British history that shall ‘never be forgot’. 400 years later, in 2005, The Royal Mint remembered the Fifth of November with a £2 coin. The design features an arrangement of crosiers, maces and swords surrounded by stars, the dates 1605 and 2005, and features the denomination ‘Two Pounds’ below. In the words of the artist Peter Forster, its intricate reverse design shows symbols of State that allude to the survival of the British establishment under threat. The circular arrangement in which they are shown is suggestive of a Catherine Wheel and the surrounding stars are a further reference to fireworks. The dates are rendered in an early seventeenth-century style font.

Specifications
Issued	2005
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	Peter Forster
Edge	Milled
Edge Inscription	REMEMBER REMEMBER FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
Mintage	5,140,500*