This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The double sovereign design features a side view of Flying Scotsman, with a large ‘100’ above and a pattern inspired by the glazed roof dome at Edinburgh Waverley Station, the northern terminus of the Flying Scotsman route
The image of Flying Scotsman is struck onto the coin and is then colour-overlaid with the 1924 livery in green, black and red
This year’s centenary has brought about the minting of the first sovereign coins ever to feature this iconic locomotive
The fifty pound sovereign design features a side view of Flying Scotsman, with a large ‘100’ above and a pattern inspired by the stonework in York Minster’s Rose Window, which is one of the stops along the Flying Scotsman route.
The image of Flying Scotsman is struck onto the coin and is then colour-overlaid with the 1924 livery in green, black and red