2004 BU Coin Collection - Britain's new Coinage

In 2004, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Brilliant Uncirculated 3 Coin Collection of the 3 new designs for the Coinage of the United Kingdom.

This beautiful collection contains the 2004 two-pound coin commemorating the Steam Locomotive, the fifty pence coin celebrating the Four Minute Mile, and the 2005 one pound coin which features the Forth Rail bridge.

The obverse of all the coins shows Ian Rank-Broadley's elegant portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Specifications

Two Pounds - Reverse: Richard Trevithickes Steam Locomotive; Alloy: Inner - cupro-nickel and Outer - nickel-brass; weight: 12gms; Diameter - 28.40mm

One Pound - Reverse: A representation of the Forth Bridge, Wales; Edge Design: symbolising Bridges and pathways; Alloy: nickel-brass; Weight: 9.50gms; Diameter: 22.50mm

Fifty Pence - Reverse: Commemorating Roger Bannister's Four Minute Mile; Alloy: cupro-nickel; Weight: 8gms; Diameter: 27.30mm

The coins are encapsulated in the pack which also contains information about the coins and their design.

The pack is in the original Royal Mint sealed packaging.