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COIN CLUB
The internal packaging shows and gives the "Stages of Production"
1st - The outer blank
2nd - The inner blank
3rd - Outer edge raised & lettered pierced inner - rimmed & edge grooved
4th - Completed Trial piece.
In 1994, The Royal Mint experimented with a bimetallic Two Pound coin, with the intention of releasing a version into circulating coinage.
A version of this coin was subsequently released into general circulation in 1997 and became the first ever bi-metallic British coin issued.
In 1998, the Mint released 4,500 of these 1994 trial £2 pattern coins to the general public. However, they are not legal tender due to the fact they were not officially authorised to be released as currency, hence the absence of a face value and the “pattern” description.
These pattern coins are housed in an informative slip case which details the production method used in their manufacture. The reverse of the coin shows an unnamed galleon, and is similar to the ship as seen on halfpenny coins dated between 1937 and 1967.