Coin
2 Pounds - Charles III Dame Shirley Bassey; Silver (2023) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2023 • KM# 2461
Overview
A Silver (.999) 2 Pounds Silver Proof non-circulating coin from the United Kingdom, issued in 2023. It features an uncrowned portrait of King Charles III on the obverse and a golden silhouette of Dame Shirley Bassey on the reverse. Struck by the Royal Mint, it has a reeded edge and is part of the Music Legends series. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2023
- Composition
- Silver (.999)
- Weight
- 31.21 g
- Diameter
- 38.61 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled, Coloured
- References
- KM# 2461
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Reverse
Golden silhouette of Dame Shirley Bassey, legend around
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Martin Jennings, Sue Aperghis is credited as the designer for the Music Legends series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.999) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 2461. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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