Lot 123: Royal Mint Richard Trevithick Steam Locomotive £2 Bimetallic Coin, 2004

A Royal Mint Richard Trevithick Steam Locomotive £2 Bimetallic Coin, issued in 2004. The coin is housed within a clear plastic protective capsule. The obverse features a right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, encircled by the inscription “ELIZABETH II D G REG F D.” The reverse depicts an early steam locomotive, with the denomination “TWO POUNDS” inscribed above the engine. The outer ring of the reverse includes the text “PROGRESS • 2003 • INDUSTRY • 1804 • INVENTION,” commemorating 200 years of industrial invention.