UK Great Britain £2 2016 Silver Piedfort WWI The Army Shoulder to Shoulder QEII

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UNITED KINGDOM 2 Pounds 2016
Piedfort WWI The Army Shoulder to Shoulder
In 1914, as Europe finally went to war, the call went out to enlist. The British Army, unlike many others, was made up exclusively of volunteers. 30,000 volunteers signed up each day, in response to Lord Kitchener’s famous recruitment drive.
Coin Highlights:
Contains .7716 oz of .925 fine (Sterling) Silver.
Mintage of only 2,500 coins.
Piedfort (double thickness) coin.
Comes in high quality custom box with a certificate of authenticity from the Royal Mint.
Obverse: Portrays the fifth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as designed by Jody Clark.
Reverse: The design for this coin was created by the team at Uniform, a leading creative consultancy based in Liverpool. The project was led by Creative Director Tim Sharp, a graduate in Graphic Design from Derby University with more than 15 years experience working at award-winning design agencies. Tim is also a visiting lecturer on design courses at both Chester University and Liverpool John Moore’s University. His design communicates the power of community and the lengths people will go to defend it.
Guaranteed by The Royal Mint.
Official legal tender backed by British government.
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Those who enlisted together were permitted to serve together in ‘Pals Battalions’ with workmates, friends and neighbors, standing side by side to defend their communities. The debut of the Kitchener Army of volunteers turned into a massacre. As the British divisions advanced they were cut down by machine gun fire. Few communities remained untouched by the immense sacrifice paid as a result of this strategic failure.
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