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A 1997 Royal Mint United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated £2 coin, known as the “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” issue, presented in its original printed cardstock folder. The folder’s cover prominently displays the year “1997”, “United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated £2 Coin”, and the phrase “Standing on the shoulders of giants”, accompanied by an illustrative depiction of the bi-metallic coin and various technological elements. The interior of the folder provides extensive descriptive text detailing the coin’s design, which celebrates industrial development and technological advancement through concentric patterns representing different historical eras, from the Iron Age to the Internet Age, and includes a portrait of Isaac Newton. The physical coin, visible through a cutout in the folder, is bi-metallic with a gold-colored outer ring and a silver-colored inner disc, clearly marked “TWO POUNDS” and “1997” on its reverse.
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