Description
1994 ROYAL MINT
BANK OF ENGLAND 300TH ANNIVERSARY
TWO POUND SILVER PIEDFORT PROOF COIN
BOX AND COA
ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND, WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1694 AND WAS INITIATED BY WILLIAM PATERSON A SCOTTISH FINANCIER
THE TERM ‘PIEDFORT’, DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH LANGUAGE MEANING ‘FOOT’ AND
‘STRONG’. IS A COIN WHICH IS DOUBLE THE NORMAL THICKNESS AND WEIGHT
OF A STANDARD COIN
LIMITED MINTAGE
DIAMETER: 28.40 MM
WEIGHT: 24.00 GRAMS
METAL: .925% SILVER
QUALITY: PROOF
