A Tube train will appear on the back of Britain’s £2 coins next year, designed by British studio BarberOsgerby for the Royal Mint to celebrate the 150th anniversary of London Underground. The coin by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby depicts a Tube train emerging from a tunnel and has a patterned edge inspired by the dotted lines on the Tube map.
The designers, who received international acclaim with their “cheese grater” design for the Olympic Torch this year, said the £2 coin was the “perfect choice” to commemorate the Tube. “Its form is naturally reminiscent of the Roundel that is the universal logo of the London Underground,” they explained.
The designers chose to depict the 1967 Victoria line train due to its aesthetic simplicity and easily recognisable outline.
Another commemorative £2 coin has also been created for the Royal Mint by British designer and engraver Edwina Ellis, depicting the roundel logo with an edge inscription that reads “mind the gap”, as Tube passengers are regularly reminded.
