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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. This design was used 1985-92, whereupon it was converted to copper-plated steel in 1992. | 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. | ||
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''Recorded mintage:'' 168,967,500 plus 104,597 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 168,967,500 plus 104,597 proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 7.12 g, bronze, 25.91 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.12 g, bronze, 25.91 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Raphael David Maklouf and Christopher Ironside. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM-936. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-936. | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1981 2 pence|1981 2 new pence]] | * [[Great Britain 1981 2 pence|1981 2 new pence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1986 penny|1986 penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1986 penny|1986 penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1986 penny KM-898|1986 Maundy penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1986 2 pence KM-899|1986 Maundy halfgroat]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1986 3 pence|1986 Maundy threepence]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1986 4 pence|1986 Maundy groat]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1986 1/2 sovereign|1986 half sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1986 1/2 sovereign|1986 half sovereign]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1986 sovereign|1986 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1986 sovereign|1986 sovereign]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1986 5 pounds|1986 5 pounds]] | * [[Great Britain 1986 5 pounds|1986 5 pounds]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1988 penny|1988 penny]] | * [[Great Britain 1988 penny|1988 penny]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1989 2 pence|1989 2 new pence]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1986]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1986]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 28 January 2026
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.
- 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.
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