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Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, commonly known as Wedgwood, is a fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories company founded on 1 May 1759 by English potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood.
Wedgwood's best known product is jasperware, created to look like ancient cameo glass. It was inspired by the Portland Vase, a Roman vessel which is now a museum piece. The first jasperware colour was Portland Blue, an innovation that required experiments with more than 3,000 samples. In recognition of the importance of his pyrometric beads (pyrometer), Josiah Wedgwood was elected a member of the Royal Society in 1783. The Wedgwood Prestige collection sold replicas of the original designs, as well as modern neo-classical style jasperware.
Alloy:
• center: 0.925 sterling silver
• ring: 0.925 sterling silver plated with fine gold
Obverse
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The fifth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and drop earrings. ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·2 POUNDS· |
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Reverse
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Depicts Wedgwood Portland Vase, dates below. WEDGWOOD |
Edge |
Josiah Wedgwood (1750–95), the best-known pottery manufacturer in Europe, was well-known for the epigram ‘Everything gives way to experiment’. EVERYTHING GIVES WAY TO EXPERIMENT |
2 Pounds
5th portrait, Silver Proof Coin
Sp# K56
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Gold Plated Silver |
Center | Silver |
Weight | 12 g |
Diameter | 28.4 mm |
Thickness | - |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Royal Mint
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