2014 Lord Kitchener mule £2 coin with no denomination, authe...

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2014 Lord Kitchener mule £2 coin with no denomination, authenticated by The Royal Mint. Obverse: 'Your country needs you' recruiting poster featuring Field Marshall Kitchener with 'THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918' around with date (2014) below. Reverse: Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with legend that reads 'ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF' with no denomination mentioned. Mintage: unknown, rare. Face value: £2. Finish: circulated. Composition: bimetallic base metal alloy. Weight: 12g. Diameter: 28.40mm.This lot is offered with a signed letter from The Royal Mint Museum's Information and Research Manager, confirming that the wrong obverse die was used during production. The obverse die used may be from the 2014-dated Trinity House £2 which displays the face value on the reverse. A truly rare modern error coin with only a handful of examples known.

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14th Feb 24 at 10am GMT

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