Rarest £2 coins you can still find in your change
We list 35 £2 coins that are still legal tender and can turn up in change.
On 14 November 2026, the £2 with the fewest made for circulation that can still turn up in change is the Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland £2 (2002), with 485,500, 103,000 fewer than the next, the Commonwealth Games Wales £2 (2002) (588,500).
Catalogue last updated 9 November 2026.
Not on the checklist
The single-metal £2 coins of 1986 to 1996 are a different coin from the two-colour £2 and are not on the checklist.
| Coin | Year | Mintage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claim of Right £2 (1989) | 1989 | 381,400 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
| Bank of England £2 (1994) | 1994 | 1,443,116 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
| United Nations £2 (1995) | 1995 | 1,668,575 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
| Bill of Rights £2 (1989) | 1989 | 4,392,825 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
| Dove of Peace £2 (1995) | 1995 | 4,394,566 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
| 10th European Football Championship £2 (1996) | 1996 | 5,141,350 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
| XIII Commonwealth Games £2 (1986) | 1986 | 8,212,184 | Legal tender, not on the checklist |
£2 checklist: 35 to find
Tick each one as you find it. In date order, with how many were made.
- 1999 Rugby World Cup £2 (1999) · 4,933,000
- Marconi £2 (2001) · 4,558,000
- Commonwealth Games England £2 (2002) · 650,500
- Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland £2 (2002) · 485,500
- Commonwealth Games Scotland £2 (2002) · 771,750
- Commonwealth Games Wales £2 (2002) · 588,500
- DNA £2 (2003) · 4,299,000
- Steam Locomotive £2 (2004) · 5,004,500
- 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day £2 (2005) · 10,191,000
- Gunpowder Plot £2 (2005) · 5,140,500
- Brunel Paddington Station £2 (2006) · 7,452,250
- Brunel Portrait £2 (2006) · 7,928,250
- Abolition of the Slave Trade £2 (2007) · 8,445,000
- Act of Union £2 (2007) · 7,545,000
- Olympic Centenary £2 (2008) · 910,000
- Olympic Handover Ceremony £2 (2008) · 918,000
- Charles Darwin £2 (2009) · 3,903,000
- Robert Burns £2 (2009) · 3,253,000
- Florence Nightingale £2 (2010) · 6,175,000
- King James Bible £2 (2011) · 975,000
- Mary Rose £2 (2011) · 1,040,000
- Charles Dickens £2 (2012) · 8,190,000
- The London 2012 Handover to Rio £2 (2012) · 845,000
- Guinea £2 (2013) · 2,990,000
- London Underground Roundel £2 (2013) · 1,560,000
- London Underground Train £2 (2013) · 1,690,000
- Lord Kitchener £2 (2014) · 5,720,000
- Trinity House £2 (2014) · 3,705,000
- Magna Carta £2 (2015) · 1,495,000
- The Royal Navy £2 (2015) · 650,000
- Shakespeare Comedies £2 (2016) · 4,355,000
- Shakespeare Histories £2 (2016) · 5,655,000
- Shakespeare Tragedies £2 (2016) · 4,615,000
- The Army £2 (2016) · 9,550,000
- The Great Fire of London £2 (2016) · 1,625,000
collectorists.com/hunt/2-pound · Mintages are the Royal Mint's published figures where it publishes them, as recorded in our catalogue. Free to quote, crediting the Royal Mint via Collectorists.