2007 Act of Union �2 Brilliant Uncirculated Presentation Folder

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2007 Act of Union �2 Brilliant Uncirculated Presentation Folder

Product code: UKAOUBP
£7.45

In 1707, Parliament passed the Act of Union that united England and Scotland into one kingdom. To commemorate that historic event, the Royal Mint has struck a new two-pound coin.

It is notable both for the quality of its minting and the specially commissioned design by Yvonne Holton, FRSA.

Struck to Brilliant Uncirculated standard, the 2007 Act of Union two-pound coin links your collection to one of the most significant events in British history.

Augment your collection with a coin representing the Act of Parliament that created Great Britain itself

Reflect proudly on a design drawing on the finest traditions of heraldic artistry

Own a new coin struck to the Royal Mint's rigorous standards of numismatic quality.

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The reverse design captures the intricate yet powerful contours of a new design by Yvonne Holton, FRSA.

Growing from a single stem, the rose of England and the thistle of Scotland are quartered with a repeated portcullis motif symbolising Parliament. Interlocked as the pieces of a jigsaw, they echo the Act of Union itself.

The obverse is adorned by the familiar portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley, FRBS.

Background & History

Along with our much-loved coinage, the Union Flag, known popularly as the Union Jack, is one of the most potent symbols of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

As it flutters over Buckingham Palace today, few of the Queen's subjects can imagine the mixture of excitement and consternation that greeted the original Act of Union in 1707, passed in the reign of Queen Anne.

The process had started over a century earlier, as James VI of Scotland ascended to the English throne, taking the title James I. Just as James had united the crowns of the two countries, Queen Anne united their Parliaments.

Down the ages, various symbols and artefacts have reinforced that momentous decision: the Great Seal of Queen Anne; The Royal Mint's own standard coinage weights, and the patterned halfpenny, displaying the rose and thistle image now recaptured in a contemporary design by Yvonne Holton, FRSA.