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The coin was released on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. [1] The new bi-metallic coin design replaced a series of commemorative, uni-metallic coins which were issued between 1986 and 1996 to celebrate special occasions. Although legal tender ...
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 ...
The original intention was to exclude both the £1 and £2 coins from the redesign because they were "relatively new additions" to the coinage, but it was later decided to include a £1 coin with a complete Royal Shield design from 2008 to 2016, [21] and the 2015 redesign of the £2 coin occurred due to complaints over the disappearance of ...
Rebecca Morgan, director of collector services at the Royal Mint, said: “It has been 25 years since the UK £2 coin was first struck for circulation, we are delighted to be celebrating this ...
The double sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom with a face value of two pounds sterling (£2).Rarely issued in the first 150 years after its debut in 1820, it never had a significant presence in circulation.
The new definitive coin has two bees on the reverse and Charles’ official coinage portrait on the other side. First £1 coins to feature King enter circulation Skip to main content
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British bimetallic £2, a coin in current circulation; Gold £2 coin, an historical circulating coin and a modern commemorative or bullion coin; Falkland Islands £2 coin; Gibraltar £2 coin; Sudanese pound (LS 2 note) Saint Helena £2 coin; Syrian pound (LS 2 coin)