Framed 1887 Gold £2 Coin, 2002 £2 Coin and 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal

The three coins are mounted in a gold coloured wooden frame. There is a closer view of the coins below

They are accompanied by a commentary as follows:

“GOLDEN JUBILEE OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II

 In 1887 a special commemorative £2 gold coin was minted to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.  Nearly 50 years later at a Court meeting held at Vintners’ Hall the then Master of the Upholders’ Company, F L Griggs Esq., presented to the Company one of these coins.  Subsequently it was, unfortunately, lost but a replacement has been obtained and this is now displayed together with a modern £2 coin for comparison and a 2002 commemorative Golden Jubilee medal.

  Presented by R C Olney Esq., Master, Worshipful Company of Upholders,  2001/2002.”

 Robert Carroll Olney was the first American to become Master of a City Livery Company and can also trace his ancestry back to John Olney who became Lord Mayor of London in 1446.