Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

For the first time the legend (the writing around the edge) was changed slightly to incorporate the denomination in words ‘TWO POUNDS’ as this wasn’t included on the reverse, as was the case for bi-metallic commemorative £2 coin types.

The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was a wedding present in 1947 from her grandmother, Queen Mary, who received it as a gift from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland in 1893 on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke of York, later George V. Made by E. Wolfe & Co., it was purchased from Garrard & Co. by a committee organised by Lady Eve Greville. In 1914, Mary adapted the tiara to take 13 diamonds in place of the large oriental pearls surmounting the tiara. At first, Elizabeth wore the tiara without its base and pearls but the base was reattached in 1969. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is one of Elizabeth's most recognisable pieces of jewellery due to its widespread use on British banknotes and coinage.

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSATRIX means Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen and Defender of the Faith.

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

The date "1807" with the "0" depicted as a broken chain link, surrounded by the inscription "AN ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE" and the date "2007".

Two versions of the coin exist, one has a textured finish whereas the other has a smooth finish and features the artist, David Gentleman’s initials. Only one type was issued for circulation however the uncirculated and proof versions had a smooth finish with the reverse designers initials.

Engraver: David Gentleman

Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) was an English potter and entrepreneur. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not a Man And a Brother?" anti-slavery medallion. Design of the medallion created as part of anti-slavery campaign by Wedgwood, 1787 and became popular and was used elsewhere: large-scale copies were painted to hang on walls and it was used on clay tobacco pipes. The Wedgwood medallion was the most famous image of a black person in all of 18th-century art.