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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 165357, member: 283&quot;]The commemorative coins in the 2006 series are as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>2 x £2 coins commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a rather famous engineer here in Britland. </p><p><br /></p><p>The one with the man with a funny hat design quote `reflects the man and his character&#039;. the edge inscription on it reads&nbsp; `1806-59 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL ENGINEER&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>The second design is quote ` a celebration of his many engineering achievements&#039;. I believe it to be the roof of Paddington railway station in London. The edge inscription reads `SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure that Wiki will provide anyone interested with much more info about the man. He certainly was a talented man. Both he and his works are well worthy of commemoration.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there are the two 50p coins commemorating the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Victoria Cross, an award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. One design focuses on the medal. the other focuses on heroic acts.</p><p>The designs are a bit `iffy / wishy washy&#039; to me, but some might like &#039;em.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the £1 coin is a `one year only&#039; coin, it isn&#039;t really a commemorative. All £1 coin designs are `one year only&#039; in their design. This particular one is the third year in a four year series on `bridges&#039;.&nbsp; The first year was the Forth Rail bridge. the second was the bridge over the Menai Straits (Isle of Anglesey / Wales). The 2006 `Egyptian Arch&#039; bridge has nothing to do with either of the two main themes of the commemorative coins in 2006 year set. You can get info on the bridge here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacNeill&#039;s_Egyptian_Arch</p><p><br /></p><p>I broke with my habit of avoiding these sets like the plague, and actually bought two of them. The literature that accompanies the set is limited (as one can expect) but it is quite informative and I think that for once the Royal Mint have turned out an acceptable product. Maybe for once it will retain its market value instead of plummeting like a stone, but i&#039;m not going to hold my breath while waiting to see. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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