2014 First World War Kitchener Piedfort £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin Box Coa

Description

Specifications:
"First Issue In The First World War Series"
2014 Royal Mint First World War Outbreak 100th Anniversary Lord Kitchener
Piedfort
£2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Metal: Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Weight: 24.00 Grams / Diameter: 28.40mm
Quality: Silver Proof Piedfort
Issue Limit: 2,500 Worldwide
Presented: Royal Mint Boxed with Certificate of Authenticity
In 2014 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of First World War Outbreak, the Royal Mint released a very special Limited Issue Lord Kitchener Piedfort £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse designed by John Bergdahl depicts Lord Kitchener and the words Your Country Needs You while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley.
Piedforts are coins which have been specially struck on thicker than normal blanks.
As their name suggests they are closely associated with France, where from the twelfth century they were apparently issued by the Kings as presentation pieces.
In Britain the practise of striking Piedforts is later and less frequent, but medieval and Tudor examples are known.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.