Commemorative coin
£2 coin commemorating total eclipse of the sun, UK, 11 August 1999, in perspex presentation box. Obverse: Bust of Elizabeth II. 'ELIZABETH II ALDERNEY'. Reverse: An eclipsed sun with corona above a church with birds looking on. 'Total Eclipse of the Sun, 1999'.
Object Details
| ID: | ZBA1619 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Commemorative coin |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Royal Mint |
| Events: | Solar Eclipse, 1999 |
| Date made: | 1999 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 64 x 64 x 7 mm |
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