§ The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to approve my recommendation that the following commemorative coins should be issued in 2004
A two—pound coin to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first railway locomotive;A fifty pence piece to mark the 50th anniversary of the first four—minute mile.Collector versions of these coins will be released early next year at a premium above face value and, during the course of the year, the coins will also become available at face value from banks and post offices.