Great Britain 1986 2 pence

from the Stonecat Collection

This two new pence, or 1/50 of a pound, was introduced in 1971 as part of the Great Britain decimal reform. It had no equivalent in the sterling coinage but was worth about five pence. This design was used 1985-92, whereupon it was converted to copper-plated steel in 1992.

Recorded mintage: 168,967,500 plus 104,597 proofs.

Specification: 7.12 g, bronze, 25.91 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Raphael David Maklouf and Christopher Ironside.

Catalog reference: KM-936.

Source:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1981 2 new pence
• 1986 penny
• 1986 Maundy penny
• 1986 Maundy halfgroat
• 1986 Maundy threepence
• 1986 Maundy groat
• 1986 half sovereign
• 1986 sovereign
• 1986 2 pounds, Commonwealth Games
• 1986 5 pounds
• 1988 penny
• 1989 2 new pence
• Coins and currency dated 1986