Two Pounds 2007 Slave Trade, Coin from United Kingdom - detailed information
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The bi-metallic £2 coin is the largest circulating coin denomination of the Pound Sterling. It was introduced in 1998 (earlier two pound coins were made of Nickel brass, were intended as commemorative, and did not circulate much). Being bi-metallic means that the coin comprises two separate components of differing alloys - a Nickel-Brass outer ring with inner circle of CuproNickel. The Royal Mint maintains a "definitive" style of the £2 issued annually, as well as a large variety of one-year circulating commemorative types and some Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) £2 coins for collectors. Between 1997 and 2015, the definitive type was the Technology type £2, which was then changed to the Britannia type £2. The one-year type coins celebrate important anniversaries or people, as well as iconic aspects of British culture and history. This circulating commemorative £2 coin marks the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The Slave Trade Act 1807, officially An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting the slave trade in the British Empire. Although it did not abolish the practice of slavery, it did encourage British action to press other nation states to abolish their own slave trades. £2 coins issued in 2007 have now been in circulation for 18 years. | ||||||||||||
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| London Mint Office coins. |
| Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in presentation folder | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 8,688 (included in total) | |
| Variety | In mint sets | |
| Mintage | Issued: 91,878 (included in total) | |
| In Set |
2007 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection, mintage 91,878
9 coins: £2 Act of Union, £2 Slave Trade, £1 Millennium Bridge, 50p Scouting, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p | |
| Variety | Proof FDC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 38,215 (included in total) | |
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United Kingdom 2007 Proof Coin Collection, mintage 18,215
12 coins: £5 Diamond Wedding, £2 Technology, £2 Act of Union, £2 Slave Trade, £1 Millennium Bridge, 50p Britannia, 50p Scouting, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p, 1p - variety: United Kingdom 2007 Proof Coin Collection (Deluxe), mintage 15,000 (not included in the above set) - variety: United Kingdom 2007 Executive Proof Set, mintage 5,000 (not included in the above set) | |
| Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 7,095 | |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | |
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The United Kingdom Family Silver Collection 2007, mintage unknown
6 coins: £5 Diamond Wedding, £2 (1oz) Britannia, £2 Act of Union, £2 Slave Trade, £1 Millennium Bridge, 50p Scouting | |
| Variety | Silver Proof Piedfort | |
| Mintage | Issued: 3,990 | |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | |
| Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 1,000 | |
| Material | 0.917 Gold | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Royal Mint | Coin description | link | ||
| Royal Mint | 14th October 2019 | Mintage | link | Circulation mintage |
| Royal Mint | Mintage | link | Varieties mintage |
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| London Mint Office coins. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Currency | Pound Sterling |
| Coin Type | Two Pounds (One year types) |
| Issued | 2007 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 2 (x Pound) |
| Circulation Mintage | 8,445,000 (8.4 million) |
| Total Mintage | 8,583,781 (8.6 million) |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Bimetallic |
| Designer | David Gentleman |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 28.4000 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5000 mm |
| Mass | 12.0000 g |
| OCC ID | JWMR-AEQP-CAKY-OYPL |
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| Handbook of United States Coins 2025 |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | K23 (was 4584), K23A Plain centre |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1075, 1075a Silver, 1075b Gold |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# P61 (Silver Proof Piedfort) |