Marea Britanie va pune în circulaţie (în 2016) o monede de 2 £ care comemorează 350 de la marele incendiu din Londra

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Another currency that has occurred in recent days The Royal Mint is also a bimetallic coin 2 pounds and working, this time alluding to the 350 years since the so-called Great Fire of London should occur in 1666, for three days devastated the city. 

Aaron West, a member of staff of expert designers of the Royal Mint, has taken the perspective of one of London who sought refuge in the Thames to capture the devastating scene.

Characteristics

Face value: 2 pounds
Alloy: . Interior Cupronickel ring. Nickel-brass
Diameter: 28.4 mm
Weight: 12 g
Quality: BU

This coin is presented in the portfolio, we see in the image and can be purchased at the website of the Royal Mint the price of 10 pounds (about 14 euros) plus shipping.

If you are interested in purchasing this coin, I leave the direct link to this article in the online shop of the Royal Mint.

The Great Fire of London in 1666

The Great Fire devastated the medieval city of London from Sunday September 2nd until Tuesday, September 4, 1666. The fire destroyed the city within the old Roman walls, finished with 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, 44 halls the Livery Company, the Royal Exchange, the Customs House, the Cathedral of Saint Paul, the City of London, as well as some of the bridges crossing the River Thames and other buildings in the city.

Above all material damage, this large fire caused a high death toll, though not recorded in the records as such as the poor and the middle class was not registered, and left more than 80,000 people in the street.

Sursa informaţiilor: http://www.numismatica-visual.es/2015/11/reino-unido-2-2016-350-anos-del-gran-incendio-de-londres/

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