2024 National Gallery UK £2 Silver Proof Coin with Box and COA

From its very beginnings, the National Gallery has made art accessible to all. The collection, which now features more than 2,300 paintings, began as 38 pictures acquired from the financier John Julius Angerstein by parliament in April 1824. Today, the National Gallery remains open to all, featuring works by British artists such as William Hogarth and John Constable, as well as famous works from esteemed international artists, including Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh.

The artist has skilfully depicted the National Gallery at the centre of the design marking its 200th anniversary, with the anniversary itself framing the building in a semicircle. The coin feature the edge inscription'MAIORVM GLORIA POSTERIS LVMEN EST', which means'The glory of our ancestors is a light to our descendants' and is inscribed in the Wilkins Building of the Gallery. 925 Ag with fine gold plated Diameter: 28.40mm Weight: 12g Finish: Proof Limited Edition: 2,500 Maximum Mintage: 2,760.

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