Pre-Owned 2020 UK Rosalind Franklin 50p Proof Design Gold Coin
This Pre-Owned 2020 UK Rosalind Franklin 50p Proof Gold Coin was struck by The Royal Mint to celebrate British chemist Rosalind Franklin and features a design showing photograph 51, her discovery of the double helix of DNA. The obverse side of the coin bears Jody Clark's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. - Weighs 15.50g and is struck in 916.7 (22ct) gold. - Manufactured by The Royal Mint. - Struck to a proof design finish. - VAT free and Capital Gains Tax exempt. - Diameter: 27.30mm. - Supplied loose without box or certificate. Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer known for her pioneering work that revealed the double-helix structure of DNA. Despite this, Franklin was largely uncredited during her time, with the 1962 Nobel Prize for the DNA discovery awarded to Watson, Crick, and her colleague Maurice Wilkins.