HC Deb 03 July 2003 vol 408 c30WS
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 2004A 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.

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