Coin
2 Pounds - Charles III Edward Jenner; Silver (2023) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2023 • KM# 2359a
Overview
Commemorative issue on the 200th anniversary of Edward Jenner's death, part of the 'Innovation in Science' series. Struck as Proof.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2023
- Composition
- Silver (.925) (fine gold-plated outer ring)
- Weight
- 12 g
- Diameter
- 28.4 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 2359a
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around. Script: Latin. Lettering: CHARLES III·D·G·REX·F·D·2 POUNDS·2023 MJ. Unabridged legend: Charles III Dei Gratia Rex Fidei Defensor. Translation: Charles III by the Grace of God King Defender of the Faith.
Reverse
Central design based on the Smallpox vaccine with legend above and below. Script: Latin. Lettering: EDWARD JENNER HG A VACCINE TO END SMALLPOX. Designer: Henry Gray.
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Martin Jennings is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 3,750 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.925) (fine gold-plated outer ring) — 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# 2359a. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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