Can anyone give me as much info about this coin like where its from, what its made of whats it worth in USD ECT... Also along the edge it says "STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS" Thanks in advance
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It's from the UK, and in circulated condition, is worth ... £2 (just over $3.10). The edge inscription is part of a quotation from Sir Isaac Newton (talking of his scientific advances) ... "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". The concentric circles represent advancing technologies, from the centre out: - Iron Age (primitive tools) - Industrial revolution (gears & cogs) - Computer age (printed circuit board) - Internet (data connections) Minted since 1997 in this bi-metallic composition (but from 1986 in another form).
