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2016 First World War Army Pals Battalions £2 Gold Proof Coin NGC PF69 Ultra Cameo

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Product Details
UPC: 5026177344940
Product Code: UK16W1GP
Manufacturer: Royal Mint
Issuing Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2016
Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)
Collections: First World War
Series / Ranges: FWW The Army
Denomination: £2
Metal: Gold
Purity: .9167
Weight: 15.97 Grams
Diameter: 28.40mm
Quality: Gold Proof
Issue Limit: 279 Worldwide
Grading Service: NGC
Grade: PF69 Ultra Cameo

In 2016 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the First World War and the Army's contribution to victory, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Army Pals Battalions £2 Two Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by NGC as PF69 Ultra Cameo.

In 1914, as Europe finally went to war, the call went out to enlist. The British Army , unlike the French and German armies , was made up exclusively of volunteers. 30,000 volunteers signed up each day, in response to Lord Kitchener’s famous recruitment drive.
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.
The reverse designed by Tim Sharp depicts Army Soldiers Pals Battalions - Friends, Neighbours and workmates serving side by side shoulder to shoulder while the obverse has the stunning Fifth Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

  • Limited Mintage Presentation of 279 Coins Worldwide
  • Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid 22 Carat Gold
  • Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First World War
  • Certified Slabbed and Graded by NGC as PF69 Ultra Cameo
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