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£2 Coin List
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| COIN IMAGE | YEAR OF ISSUE | EDGE INSCPRIPTION / DESCRIPTION |
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1997 – 2015 | STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS History of Technological Achievement The design, in four concentric circles, depicts mankind’s industrial and technological progress from the Iron Age to the Internet. Designed by: Bruce Rushin |
| 2015 – present | QUATUOR MARIA VINDICO Britannia Timeless, symbolic, stirring and inspirational, this stunning interpretation of Britannia is respectful of times past but recasts her for a brand new era. Designed by: Antony Dufort |
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1999 | RUGBY WORLD CUP 1999 The 1999 Rugby World Cup The design depicts a stadium, on which is superimposed a rugby ball and goalpost. The date 1999 above, separated by goalposts from the value TWO POUNDS below. Designed by: Ron Dutton |
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2001 | WIRELESS BRIDGES THE ATLANTIC…MARCONI 1901… 100th Anniversary of Marconi’s 1st Wireless Transmission across the Atlantic Radio waves decorate the centre and outer border, while a spark of electricity linking the zeros of the date represents the generation of the signal. Designed by: Robert Evans |
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2002 | SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP, MANCHESTER 2002 The XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester A stylised figure of an athlete holding a banner and the inscription XVII Commonwealth Games 2002. Designed by: Matthew Bonaccorsi |
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2003 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of DNA A representation of the double-helical structure of DNA with the words DNA DOUBLE HELIX above and TWO POUNDS and the dates 1953-2003 below. Designed by: John Mills |
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2004 | Edge is milled with an incuse railway line motif 200th Anniversary of the First Steam Locomotive by Richard Trevithick A representation of a steam locomotive engine with the words – TWO POUNDS – above and inside a cog wheel, with the words R.TREVITHICK 1804 INVENTION INDUSTRY PROGRESS 2004 as a circumscription. Designed by Robert Lowe |
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2005 | REMEMBER REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot An arrangement of crossiers, maces and swords, surrounded by stars and the dates 1605 & 2005. Denomination TWO POUNDS below. Designed by: Peter Forster |
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2005 | IN VICTORY MAGNANIMITY IN PEACE GOODWILL 60th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War St Paul’s Cathedral illuminated by searchlights, and the value TWO POUNDS above and the dates 1945-2005 below. Designed by: Bob Elderton |
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2006 | SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. A section of the roof of Paddington Station, with the dates 2006 above and the name BRUNEL to the right, and the denomination TWO POUNDS below. Designed by: Robert Evans |
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2006 | 1806-1859 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL ENGINEER 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel A portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, with two of his engineering achievements, encircled by a chain, with the denomination TWO POUNDS above and the date 2006 below. Designed by: Rod Kelly |
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2007 | UNITED INTO ONE KINGDOM Tercentenary of the Act of Union between England and Scotland The coin divided into four quarters, with a rose and a thistle occupying two of the quarters and a portcullis in each of the other two quarters. The whole design is overlaid with a linking jigsaw motif and surrounded by the dates 1707 and 2007, and the denomination TWO POUNDS. Designed by: Yvonne Holton |
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2007 | AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the British Empire The date 1807 with the 0 depicted as a broken chain link, surrounded by the inscription AN ACT FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE and the date 2007. Designed by: David Gentleman |
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2008 | I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD The Olympic Handover Ceremony in Beijing Designed by: The Royal Mint Engraving Team |
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2008 | THE 4TH OLYMPIAD LONDON The Centenary of the London Olympic Games of 1908 Designed by Thomas T Docherty |
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2009 | SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns Designed by The Royal Mint Engraving Team |
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2009 | ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1859 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin Designed by Suzie Zamit |
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2010 | 150 YEARS OF NURSING 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale Designed by: Gordon Summers |
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2011 | THE AUTHORISED VERSION 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible Designed by: Paul Stafford & Benjamin Wright |
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2011 | YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511 500th Anniversary of the Maiden Voyage of the Mary Rose Designed by: John Bergdahl |
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2012 | SOMETHING WILL TURN UP 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Dickens Designed by: Matthew Dent |
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2012 | I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD The London 2012 Handover to Rio Designed by: Jonathan Olliffe |
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2013 | Linear representation of the Tube map 150th Anniversary of the London Underground – The Train Designed by: Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby |
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2013 | MIND THE GAP 150th Anniversary of the London Underground – The Roundel Designed by Edwina Ellis |
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2013 | WHAT IS A GUINEA? ‘TIS A SPLENDID THING The 350th Anniversary of the Guinea Designed by Anthony Smith ARBS |
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2014 | THE LAMPS ARE GOING OUT ALL OVER EUROPE 100th Anniversary of the First World War – Outbreak Designed by: John Bergdahl |
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2014 | SERVING THE MARINER 500th Anniversary of the Found of Trinity House Designed by: Joe Whitlock Blundell with David Eccles |
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2015 | FOUNDATION OF LIBERTY 800th Anniversary of the Signing of Magna Carta Designed by: John Bergdahl |
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2015 | THE SURE SHIELD OF BRITAIN 100th Anniversary of the First World War – The Royal Navy Designed by: David Rowlands |
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2016 | THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of London Designed by: Aaron West |
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2016 | FOR KING AND COUNTRY 100th Anniversary of the First World War – The Army Designed by: Tim Sharp |
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2016 | THE HOLLOW CROWN The Shakespeare Histories Designed by: John Bergdahl |
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2016 | ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE The Shakespeare Comedies Designed by: John Bergdahl |
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2016 | WHAT A PIECE OF WORK IS A MAN The Shakespeare Tragedies Designed by: John Bergdahl |
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2017 | THERE IS NO DOING WITHOUT MONEY 200th Anniversary of the Death of Jane Austen Designed by: Dominique Evans |
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2017 | THE SKY RAINED HEROES 100th Anniversary of the First World War – Aviation Designed by: Dan Flashman, Tangerine Design |
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2018 | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA Centenary of the Royal Air Force Designed by Rhys Morgan |
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2018 | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA Centenary of the Royal Air Force – Spitfire Designed by: Richard Talbot and Neil Talbot |
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2018 | WILFRED OWEN KILLED IN ACTION 4 NOV 1918 Centenary of the Royal Air Force – Armistice Designed by: Stephen Raw |
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2018 | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA Centenary of the Royal Air Force – Vulcan Designed by: Richard Talbot and Neil Talbot |
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2018 | OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS 250th Anniversary of Captain James Cook’s Voyage of Discovery Designed by: Gary Breeze |
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2018 | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA Centenary of the Royal Air Force – Sea King Designed by: Richard Talbot and Neil Talbot |
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2018 | PER ARDUA AD ASTRA Centenary of the Royal Air Force – Lightning II Designed by: Richard Talbot and Neil Talbot |
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2018 | A SPARK OF BEING Bicentenary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Designed by: Thomas Docherty |
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2019 | EVERYTHING GIVES WAY TO EXPERIMENT 260th Anniversary of the Found of Wedgwood Designed by: Wedgwood Design Team |
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2019 | THE GOOD GOD PREPARE ME 350th Anniversary of the Closure of Samuel Pepys’ Diary Designed by: Gary Breeze |
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2019/td> | THE LONGEST DAY 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings Designed by: Stephen Taylor |
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2019 | OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS 250th Anniversary of Captain James Cook’s Voyage of Discovery – 1769-2019 Designed by: Gary Breeze |
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2020 | UNDERTAKEN FOR THE GLORY OF GOD 400th Anniversary of the Voyage of the Mayflower Designed by: Chris Costello |
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2020 | LITTLE GREY CELLS 100th Anniversary of the Murder Mysteries of Agatha Christie 2020 Designed by: David Lawrence |
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2020 | JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW 75th Anniversary of VE Day 2020 Designed by: Dominique Evans |
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2020 | OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS 250th Anniversary of Captain James Cook’s Voyage of Discovery – 1770-2020 Designed by: Gary Breeze |
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2021 | GOOD BOOKS ARE THE WAREHOUSES OF IDEAS 75th Anniversary of the Death of H.G Wells Designed by: Chris Costello |
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2021 | THE WILL TO DO, THE SOUL TO DARE 250th Anniversary of the Birth of s Designed by: Stephen Raw |
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2022 | INNOVATION IN SCIENCE • BELL Alexander Graham Bell Designed by: Henry Gray |
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2022 | WE’LL MEET AGAIN Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dame Vera Lynn Designed by: The Royal Mint Coin Design Team |
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2022 | FOOTBALL’S GREATEST CUP COMPETITION Celebrating 150 Years of the FA Cup Designed by: Matt Dent and Christian Davies |
| COIN IMAGE | YEAR OF ISSUE | DESCRIPTION |
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1986 | XIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES SCOTLAND 1986 XIII Commonwealth Games Cross of St Andrew, a crown of laurel leaves and Scottish Thistle. Designed by: Norman Sillman |
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1989 | Milled Tercentenary of the Bill of Rights. Cypher of ‘W&M’ (King William and Queen Mary) interlaced, surmounting a horizontal Parliamentary Mace and representation of the Royal Crown above and the dates 1689 and 1989 below, all within the inscription TERCENTENARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS or TERCENTENARY OF CLAIM OF RIGHT (latter Scotland only). Designed by: John Lobban |
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1994 | SIC VOS NON VOBIS (thus you labour but not for yourselves) Tercentenary of the Establishment of the Bank of England The Bank’s Corporate Seal, including the Crown and Cypher of King William and Queen Mary and the dates 1694 and 1994. Designed by: Leslie Durbin |
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1995 | 1945 IN PEACE GOODWILL 1995 50th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War A stylised representation of a Dove as the symbol of Peace. Designed by: John Mills |
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1995 | Milled 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the United Nations 50th anniversary symbol of the United Nations and a fanning pattern of flags, with the inscription NATIONS UNITED FOR PEACE above and the dates 1945-1995 below. Designed by: Michael Rizzello |
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1996 | TENTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 10th European Football Championship A stylised representation of a football, with the date of 1996 centrally placed and encircled by sixteen small rings. Designed by: John Mills |
The first £2 coins
The first base metal £2 coin was issued in the United Kingdom in 1986 to commemorate the Thirteenth Commonwealth Games, which were held in Scotland that year.
Commemorative £2 coins continued to be issued in single colour nickel-brass for special occasions.
| FIRST ISSUED | 15 June 1998 |
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| DIAMETER | 28.4mm |
| WEIGHT | 12.0g |
| THICKNESS | 2.50mm |
| COMPOSITION | Outer: Nickel-Brass (76% copper, 4% nickel, 20% zinc) Inner: Cupro-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| OBVERSE DESIGNERS | Portrait of Her Majesty The Queen 1997 – Raphael Maklouf 1998 to 2015 – Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS 2015 to date – Jody Clark |
| REVERSE DESIGNERS |
See table above |
| EDGE | Milled |
Introduction to the UK £2 Coin
The United Kingdom’s coinage underwent a significant review in 1994, leading to the introduction of a new £2 coin. This decision was influenced by the need for a higher denomination coin in general circulation.
Consultation and Design Decision
The Need for a Distinctive Coin
A thorough consultation process was initiated, involving the vending machine industry, the general public, and special interest groups like the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)] and Age Concern. The consensus favored a bi-color coin for its distinctiveness from other coins.
Design Competition and Symbolism
To design the reverse of the coin, a public competition was held. Bruce Rushin, an art teacher from Norfolk, won with his innovative design. His concept featured concentric circles representing technological progress from the Iron Age to the Internet era.
Bruce Rushin’s £2 Coin Design
Edge Inscription and Approval
Selecting the Edge Inscription
Before finalizing the design, an appropriate edge inscription was needed. The chosen words, ‘If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants’, are from a 1676 letter by Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke. This inscription highlights the theme of cumulative scientific progress.
Approval Process
The design, along with the inscription, received approval from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and subsequently from [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.royal.uk/).
Production and Launch
Initial Production Challenges
Originally set for release in November 1997, the coin’s launch faced delays due to concerns from the vending industry. The initial batch featured the Raphael Maklouf portrait of the Queen.
The Launch of the £2 Coin
After resolving these issues, the £2 coin, now with Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of the Queen, was officially launched on 15 June 1998.
The £2 coin is legal tender for any amount.