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  2. Two pound coin - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, a batch of double-dated £1 coins was released into circulation. These coins had the main date on the obverse as '2016', but micro-engraving on the reverse dated as '2017'. It is not known how many exist and are in circulation, but the amount is fewer than half a million.

  5. Royal Mint launches collectable £2 to celebrate 25 years of ...

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    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 ...

  6. First £1 coins to feature King enter circulation - AOL

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    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

  7. Double sovereign - Wikipedia

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    A small number of gold £2 pieces, with an obverse by Mary Gillick, were struck in 1953 in order to provide continuity of the series, but the coins were not released to the public, and were placed only in museums and in the Royal Collection. [33] No further £2 gold pieces were struck until 1980. [32]

  8. Alderney pound - Wikipedia

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    Alderney coins are widely available to collectors but not in general circulation. Since 1989, Alderney has issued commemorative coins of £1, £2 or £5 face value in cupro-nickel , silver or gold, with a variety of designs produced.

  9. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    1/8 to 2/-£0.0833 to £0.1: 1257–1265. Gold. Undervalued for its metal content and extremely rare. Quarter noble 1/8: £0.0833: 1344–1470. Quarter angel 2/-£0.1: 1547–1600. Gold. Florin or two shillings: 2/-£0.1: 1848–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1993 with a value of ten decimal pence. Not to be confused with the gold medieval ...