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Commemorative £2 Coins

Uni-Metalic Coins

Coin NameYearAcquiredPriceMintage
Commonwealth Games – Scotland1986approx. £3.008,212,184
Bill of Rights1989approx. £3.004,392,825
Claim of Right1989  381,400
Bank of England Tercentenary1994approx. £4.001,443,116
End of WWII1995approx. £4.004,394,566
United Nations1995  1,668,575
1996 European Football Championship1996£4.005,141,350

Bi-Metalic Coins

Coin NameYearAcquiredPriceMintage
Technology1997  13,734,625
Rugby World Cup1999£4.004,933,000
Marconi2001*4,558,000
Commonwealth Games – Scotland2002£10.00771,750
Commonwealth Games – Wales2002  588,500
Commonwealth Games – N. Ireland2002  485,500
Commonwealth Games – England2002  650,500
DNA2003*4,299,000
Trevithick2004*5,004,500
Gunpowder Plot2005*5,140,500
End of WWII2005£4.0010,191,000
Brunel – achievements2006£4.007,452,250
Brunel – portrait design2006*7,928,250
Acts of Union2007£4.007,545,000
Abolition of Slave Trade2007*8,445,000
London 1908 Olympics centenary2008approx. £4.00910,000
Beijing–London Olympic Handover2008  918,000
Charles Darwin2009£4.003,903,000
Robert Burns2009**3,253,000
Florence Nightingale2010  6,175,000
King James Bible2011approx. £3.00975,000
Mary Rose2011  1,040,000
Charles Dickens2012**8,190,000
London–Rio Olympic Handover2012  845,000
London Underground – Train2013  1,690,000
London Underground – Roundel2013approx. £3.001,560,000
Anniversary of the Guinea2013  2,990,000
WWI Outbreak2014  5,720,000
Trinity House2014£4.003,705,000
Magna Carta2015approx. £3.001,495,000
WWI Navy2015  650,000
Shakespeare Comedies2016approx. £3.004,355,000
Shakespeare Histories2016approx. £3.005,655,000
Shakespeare Tragedies2016**4,615,000
WWI Army2016£4.009,550,000
Great Fire of London2016  1,625,000
Britannia2016£4.002,925,000

Commemorative 50p Coins

Coin NameYearAcquiredPriceMintage
European Economic Community1973£2.0089,775,000
Single Market1992  109,000
D-Day1994  6,705,520
European Union1998£3.505,043,000
NHS1998£3.505,001,000
Public Libraries Act2000£3.5011,263,000
Suffragettes2003  3,124,030
Roger Bannister2004**9,032,500
Johnson’s Dictionary2005  17,649,000
Victoria Cross (Award)2006  12,087,000
Victoria Cross (Heroic Acts)2006*10,000,500
Scouting2007£3.507,710,750
Kew Gardens2009  210,000
Girlguiding UK2010£3.507,410,090
WWF2011  3,400,000
Christopher Ironside2013  7,000,000
Benjamin Britten2013**5,300,000
Glasgow Commonwealth Games2014£3.506,500,000
Battle of Britain2015approx. £2.005,900,000
Team GB2016  6,400,000
Battle of Hastings2016approx. £2.006,700,000
Sir Isaac Newton2017  1,801,500
Representation of the People2018  9,000,000
Sherlock Holmes2019  8,602,000
Withdrawal from the EU2020approx. £2.0010,001,000
Diversity2020approx. £2.0010,300,000
Platinum Jubilee2022approx. £2.005,000,070
Pride2022  5,000,000
Queen Elizabeth Memorial 50p2022approx. £2.009,600,000
Coronation of King Charles III2023*5,000,000
Atlantic Salmon2023  200,000

Official Collections

Beatrix Potter Series

Coin NameYearAcquiredPriceMintage
Beatrix Potter Portrait2016approx. £2.006,900,000
Peter Rabbit (2016)2016approx. £2.009,700,000
Jemima Puddle-Duck2016  2,100,000
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle2016approx. £2.008,800,000
Squirrel Nutkin2016approx. £2.005,000,000
Benjamin Bunny2017approx. £2.0025,000,000
Tom Kitten2017**9,500,000
Jeremy Fisher2017approx. £2.009,900,000
Peter Rabbit (2017)2017approx. £2.0019,000,000
Peter Rabbit (2018)2018  1,400,000
Flopsy Bunny2018£3.001,400,000
Tailor of Gloucester2018  3,900,000
Mrs. Tittlemouse2018  1,700,000

Paddington Bear Series

Coin NameYearAcquiredPriceMintage
Paddington at the Station2018  5,100,000
Paddington at Buckingham Palace2018  5,901,000
Paddington at the Tower2019  9,001,000
Paddington at St. Paul’s2019  9,001,000

2012 Olympic Games Series

Coin NameYearAcquiredPriceMintage
Archery2011**3,345,500
Aquatics2011  2,179,000
Athletics2011  2,224,000
Badminton2011  2,133,500
Basketball2011  1,748,000
Boccia2011  2,166,000
Boxing2011  2,148,500
Canoeing2011  2,166,500
Cycling2011  2,090,500
Equestrian2011  2,142,500
Fencing2011  2,115,500
Football2011  1,125,500
Goalball2011  1,615,500
Gymnastics2011  1,720,813
Handball2011  1,676,500
Hockey2011  1,773,500
Judo2011  1,161,500
Modern Pentathlon2011  1,689,500
Rowing2011  1,717,300
Sailing2011  1,749,500
Shooting2011  1,656,500
Table Tennis2011  1,737,500
Taekwondo2011  1,664,000
Tennis2011  1,454,000
Triathlon2011  1,163,500
Volleyball2011  2,133,500
Weightlifting2011  1,879,500
Wheelchair Rugby2011  1,765,500
Wrestling2011  1,129,500
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