Bruce Rushin is an art teacher and coin designer from Brundall in

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. In 1997, Rushin entered (and won) a competition by submitting a design for the

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. Rushin had no previous experience in coin design. The design used concentric rings to illustrate technological progress, and is inscribed with

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's quote "

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". The Two Pound Coin is included in the collections of the

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and the

Royal Collection Trust The Royal Collection of the British royal family is the largest private art collection in the world. Spread among 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King Charles III and overseen by the ...

. In 2012 Rushin won a competition to design a coin for the

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and the

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held in London, England. Rushin taught at Flegg High School in Norfolk from 1990 to 2008.

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Living people British currency designers English designers People from Brundall People educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys Year of birth missing (living people) {{coin-stub