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The British decimal two pence coin (often shortened to 2p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage equalling 2 ⁄ 100 of a pound. Since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the year British currency was decimalised , its obverse has featured four profiles of Queen Elizabeth II . [ 1 ]
2016: 50 pence coin marking 150 years since Beatrix Potter was born (image not shown). Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021) 1997: Five pound coin marking 50 years since his marriage to Queen Elizabeth II (featured on obverse). [20] 2007: Five pound coin marking 60 years since his marriage to Queen Elizabeth II (featured on obverse) [21]
25 pence: Queen Elizabeth II: No standard reverse design 38.61 mm 2.89 mm 28.28 g Cupronickel or silver Milled, with variable inscription 1972 5 pounds: 1990 20 pounds: 27.0 mm Unknown 15.71 g Silver Milled 2013 50 pounds: Britannia: 34.0 mm 31 g 2015 100 pounds: Elizabeth Tower 'Big Ben' 40.0 mm 62.86 g
The old pennies quickly went out of use after Decimal Day, 15 February 1971—there was no exact decimal equivalent of them, and the slogan "use your old pennies in sixpenny lots" explained that pennies and "threepenny bits" were only accepted in shops if their total value was six old pence (exactly 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 new pence). The old penny was ...
The British twopence (2d) (/ ˈ t ʌ p ə n s / or / ˈ t uː p ə n s /) coin was a denomination of sterling coinage worth two pennies or 1 / 120 of a pound.It was a short-lived denomination in copper, being minted only in 1797 by Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint.
Crowns, £5 coins and (until 1996) £2 coins are non-circulating, although they are still legal tender. These denominations are only used for commemoratives. During the decimal era, crowns were converted to twenty-five pence. 50p and £2 coins made after 1996 circulate normally and can be found in change. Usually about 5 million of each of ...
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1 New penny, bronze; 4g, 20mm dia. (1M mintage); reverse design of a ring chain cross based on 10th- and 11th-century Norse decorations. 5 New pence, cupro-nickel; 5g, 24mm dia. (100,000 minted); reverse design showing the Tower of Refuge, which was erected in 1832 on the rock near the entrance to Douglas Harbour, notorious as a place of shipwreck.