Two Pounds 2003 Discovery of DNA, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information
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The bi-metallic £2 coin is the largest circulating coin denomination of the Pound Sterling. It was introduced in 1998 (earlier two pound coins were made of Nickel brass, were intended as commemorative, and did not circulate much). Being bi-metallic means that the coin comprises two separate components of differing alloys - a Nickel-Brass outer ring with inner circle of CuproNickel. The Royal Mint maintains a "definitive" style of the £2 issued annually, as well as a large variety of one-year circulating commemorative types and some Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) £2 coins for collectors. Between 1997 and 2015, the definitive type was the Technology type £2, which was then changed to the Britannia type £2. The one-year type coins celebrate important anniversaries or people, as well as iconic aspects of British culture and history. This circulating commemorative £2 coin marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA. In 1953 two scientists discovered the structure of DNA. The true significance of their research was perhaps not fully understood at the time but today, DNA is used as a vital tool in many fields of science, including forensics, medicine and genetics. £2 coins issued in 2003 have now been in circulation for 22 years. | ||||||||||||
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| Variety | Specimen in presentation folder | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 41,568 (included in total) | |
| Variety | In mint sets | |
| Mintage | Issued: 112,999 (included in total) | |
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2003 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, mintage 62,741
10 coins: £2 Technology, £2 DNA, £1 Royal Arms, 50p Britannia, 50p Suffragettes, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: 2003 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection - Baby Gift Set, mintage 43,128 (not included in the above set) - variety: 2003 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Wedding Coin Collection, mintage 7,130 (not included in the above set) | |
| Variety | Proof FDC | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 43,513 (included in total) | |
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2003 United Kingdom Proof Set, mintage 23,650
11 coins: £5 Coronation Jubilee, £2 Technology, £2 DNA, £1 Royal Arms, 50p Britannia, 50p Suffragettes, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: 2003 United Kingdom Proof Set (Deluxe), mintage 14,863 (not included in the above set) - variety: 2003 United Kingdom Executive Proof Set, mintage 5,000 (not included in the above set) | |
| Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 11,204 | |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | |
| Variety | Silver Proof Piedfort | |
| Mintage | Issued: 8,728. Mintage limit: 10,000 | |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | |
| Details | Issued individually boxed, and in 3-coin set. | |
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2003 Silver Proof Piedfort Three-Coin Collection, mintage unknown
3 coins: £2 Discovery of DNA, £1 Royal Arms, 50p Suffragettes | |
| Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 3,237 | |
| Material | 0.917 Gold | |
| Details | Issued individually boxed (mintage 1,500) and in 3-coin set. | |
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2003 United Kingdom Gold Proof Three-Coin Sovereign Collection, mintage 1,737
3 coins: £2 DNA, Sovereign, Half Sovereign | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Royal Mint | Coin description | link | ||
| Royal Mint | 14th October 2019 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
| Royal Mint | Mintage | link | Varieties mintage |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Currency | Pound Sterling |
| Coin Type | Two Pounds (One year types) |
| Issued | 2003 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 2 (x Pound) |
| Circulation Mintage | 4,299,000 (4.3 million) |
| Total Mintage | 4,497,080 (4.5 million) |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Bimetallic |
| Designer | John Mills |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 28.4000 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5000 mm |
| Mass | 12.0000 g |
| OCC ID | JPMV-ROAP-CRMX-ENQG |
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2003 UK Coin £2 Gold Proof DNA
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2003 UK Coin £2 Gold Proof DNA
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Great Britain 2003 2 pounds KM-1037
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Great Britain 2003 2 pounds KM-1037
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| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | K16 (was 4570) |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1037, 1037a Silver, 1037b Gold |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# P42 (Silver Proof Piedfort) |