- Title:
- Commemorative Illustrated Folder containing two x two-pound coins (Brunel)
- Object name(s):
- Two Pounds
- Brief description:
- Coins: Obverse (both coins): diademed head of Elizabeth II, right; designer's initials below truncation Reverse (first coin): head of I.K. Brunel wearing tall hat; behind him are part of a wheel and part of the Saltash Bridge; on the border of the coin is a design of chain links with the date at the top and the value at the bottom Reverse (second coin): detail of part of the roof of Paddington Station, London; Brunel's name appears at centre right with the denomination of the coin on the border and the date at 11 o'clock Folder: illustrated folder with information on the life and work of I.K. Brunel; the 2 commemorative coins are inserted into the inside pages of the folder
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 2006-04
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Coins-British
- Associated date:
- 2006
- Associated person:
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Credit line:
- Presented in 2006 by Stewart Thain.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- 28.4mm, 12gm
- Material:
- Coins: cupro-nickel / nickel-brass Folder: laminated card
- Object name:
- Two Pounds
- Object number:
- ABDMS073939
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 2006
- Date - latest:
- 2006
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Numismatics
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/96715
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5e413ae0-ac10-3eef-a7d5-709f651d2cc0
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5e413ae0-ac10-3eef-a7d5-709f651d2cc0, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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