An Alderney £2 coin released to commemorate the total solar eclipse which occurred in the UK on 11 August 1999. 
 
This adorable design features an eclipsed sun above Alderney's St. Anne's Church with gannets in the foreground, celebrating the celestial event
 
*This coin has not entered general circulation in the UK*
 
Please note the production of this coin is a different design to standard bi-metallic £2 coin which has been in effect since 1997. This coin is the same size as a standard £5 coin/commemorative Crown
 
Reverse: Raphael David Maklouf Queen Elizabeth Portrait
Obverse: depicting an eclipsed sun above Alderney's St. Anne's Church with gannets in the foreground