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The coin was released on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. [1] The new bi-metallic coin design replaced a series of commemorative, uni-metallic coins which were issued between 1986 and 1996 to celebrate special occasions.
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Henry Marc Brunel, known as Henry, was born in Westminster, London, on 27 June 1842, the second son of the celebrated engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Elizabeth Mary Horsley. [ 1 ] After being educated at Harrow School , Brunel decided to follow in his father and grandfather's footsteps by becoming a civil engineer and attended King's ...
Bust of Marc Isambard Brunel, Science Museum, London. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (/ b r uː ˈ n ɛ l /, French: [maʁk izɑ̃baʁ bʁynɛl]; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-British engineer [1] who is most famous for the work he did in Britain. [2] He constructed the Thames Tunnel and was the father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The coin also had the year of issue, the inscription Bangladesh, the value of the coin in numerals and languages, and the slogan "Education for All". [ 4 ] In 2013, the government signed an agreement with a Japanese company to produce 500 million metal coins (coins) worth two taka. [ 5 ]
Isambard Brunel may refer to individuals from three generations of the engineering dynasty: Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849), French-born engineer who settled in England Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), English mechanical and civil engineer
The 8 ft (2.4 m) 2.45m bronze statue portrays Brunel standing casually, bareheaded, with his left leg slightly forward. The figure wears contemporary Victorian dress of frock coat, waistcoat, shirt, bow tie, and trousers, with a pair of dividers in his hands, but without the characteristic top hat or cigar in the widely recognised 1857 photograph.
Works by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806−1859) — works designed/engineered by the notable 19th century English ship designer and architectural, mechanical, and civil engineer, during the British Industrial Revolution.