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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. So many were struck in 1971 that no more were made for circulation until 1975. This design was used until 1981 but subsequent mintages were much more modest. It was converted to copper-plated steel in 1992.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,454,856,250 plus 350,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 7.12 g, bronze, 25.91 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-916.

''[[Bibliography|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:''
* [[Great Britain 1971 half penny|1971 half new penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1971 penny|1971 new penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1971 10 pence|1971 10 new pence]]
* [[Great Britain 1973 2 pence|1973 2 new pence]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1971]]

Great Britain 1971 2 pence - Revision history

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