2003 Royal Mint Last Flight Concorde £10 Pound Silver Proof 5oz Coin PCGS PR68DC

Description

Specifications:
2003 Royal Mint Last Flight of Concorde £10 Ten Pound Silver Gold Proof 5oz Coin
Issuing Country: United Kingdom - Alderney
Metal: Solid .925 Sterling Silver with 24 Carat Gold Plating
Weight: 155.517 Grams / Diameter: 65.00mm
Quality: Silver Proof
Issue Limit: 1,969 Worldwide
Presented: Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR68 DCAM
On 24th October 2003, Concorde makes her final flight. For twenty seven years the supersonic aircraft has fascinated people around the world and it was a sad day when British Airways and Air France announced that she would be permanently grounded from Autumn 2003, bringing to an end a significant chapter in the history of aviation.
To celebrate almost three decades of supersonic travel, the Royal Mint, together with the Channel Islands of Alderney, has issued a special commemorative Silver Proof £10 Ten Pound coin. Designed by Royal Mint Engraver Emma Nobel, the reverse features an image of Concorde in flight, superimposed upon an interpretation of the plane's undercarriage. The obverse shows Raphael Maklouf's elegant portrait of Her Majesty the Queen.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
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