Two Pounds 2008 Olympic Games Handover, 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 Olympic Handover Ceremony. To commemorate both the successful bid and the official handover from Beijing to London, the Royal Mint struck a commemorative £2 coin which featured the iconic Olympic Flag and the London 2012 logo on its reverse. Two outstretched hands complete the symbolic status of the coin and lines reminiscent of a running track surround the central design. £2 coins issued in 2008 have now been in circulation for 17 years. | ||||||||||||
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| London Mint Office coins. |
| Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in presentation folder | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 47,765 (included in total) | |
| Details | 47,765 issued from 250,000 limit. | |
| Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
| Mintage | Issued: 30,000 | |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | |
| In Set |
The 2008 United Kingdom Olympic Games Handover Ceremony Gold & Silver Proof £2 Two-Coin Set, mintage unknown
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| Variety | Silver Proof Piedfort | |
| Mintage | Issued: 3,000 | |
| Material | 0.925 Silver | |
| Variety | Gold Proof FDC | |
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| Mintage | Issued: 3,250 | |
| Material | 0.917 Gold | |
| Details | Mintage of 3,250 coins includes those issued individually, plus coins in sets. | |
| In Sets |
The 2008 United Kingdom £2 Gold Proof Two-Coin Set (Olympic), mintage unknown
2 coins: £2 1908 Olympics Centenary, £2 Olympic Handover The 2008 United Kingdom Olympic Games Handover Ceremony Gold & Silver Proof £2 Two-Coin Set, mintage unknown | |
| 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 | BU mintage |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Currency | Pound Sterling |
| Coin Type | Two Pounds (One year types) |
| Issued | 2008 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 2 (x Pound) |
| Circulation Mintage | 918,000 |
| Total Mintage | 965,765 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Bimetallic |
| Designer | Royal Mint |
| 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 | YMXK-DEKQ-CDYB-EWQJ |
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| A Guide Book of United States Coins 2026 |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom | 4952 |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# 1106, 1106a Silver, 1106b Gold |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Great Britain KM# P65 (Silver Proof Piedfort) |