King Charles III £2: Ada Lovelace

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Circulating mintage:

n/a

Years of issue:

2023

Coin Information:

English mathematician and writer, Ada Lovelace worked closely with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine and saw limitless potential in the computer. She was dubbed ‘the enchantress of numbers’ by Babbage and is often referred to as the first ever computer programmer. The reverse design on this coin represents the original input cards used by Lovelace whilst working on the Analytical Engine. This was only the second Innovation in Science coin to feature King Charles III on the obverse.
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