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200th Anniversary of the Steam Locomotive (coin)
2004 £2 Trevithick silver proof coin. Struck in .925 sterling silver with 22 carat gold plated outer ring. The obverse has a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadly. The reverse, engraved by Robert Lowe, feastures a depiction of the Penydarren locomotive encircled by a cog, which is a representation of the Industrial Revolution. In clear plastic capsule. With original box and certificate (2005.33/2-3).
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2005.33/1
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Trevithick, Richard
Association Type: associated person
Date: 1804
Creation/Production
Royal Mint
Acquisition
Purchase, 28/2/2005
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 28.4
Height
(mm): 2
Weight
(g): 12
case
(mm): 35
case
(mm): 10
Weight
(g): 17.6
Material
silver
gold
plastic
Location
National Waterfront Museum : Networks case 19
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