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2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle (2026)
"HMS Beagle £2"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2026 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 12.000g |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Thickness | 2.50mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled: · THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | William Webb |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·
HMS Beagle at sea with legend and marine animal design around.
HMS BEAGLE
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £16.15 🔒 eBay | £14.57 | – | £9.75 – £20.15 | 8 | 8 | 16-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £11.00 🔒 eBay | £11.50 | – | £7.58 – £21.49 | 48 | 48 | 10-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £11.49 🔒 eBay | £13.21 | – | £10.53 – £15.08 | 12 | 12 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| AG | £9.73 🔒 eBay | £9.73 (1) | – | £9.73 – £9.73 | 1 | 1 | 28-07-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £40.00 🔒 eBay | £34.44 | – | £30.86 – £40.00 | 4 | 4 | 16-06-2026 | |
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About the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle
The 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring. It weighs 12g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: HMS Beagle at sea with legend and marine animal design around.
Common questions
How much is the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle run from £9.73 to £34.44 across 5 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the HMS Beagle £2 in circulation?
No circulating issue is recorded. The coin is not in the Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures. The Mint sells it as a Brilliant Uncirculated coin, which it describes as a much finer quality than the coins found in change, and in its 2026 Annual Sets.
How many HMS Beagle £2 coins were made?
No figure has been published for the Brilliant Uncirculated coin, which was still on sale in October 2026. The Royal Mint's product pages give maximum coin mintages of 2,560 for the silver proof, 1,261 for the silver piedfort and 162 for the gold proof.
Who designed the HMS Beagle £2?
William Webb designed the reverse. The Royal Mint's £2 design list also credits him with the 2025 coin for 200 years of the modern railway. The portrait of King Charles III on the obverse is by Martin Jennings.
What does the HMS Beagle £2 commemorate?
The Royal Mint says it marks the 200th anniversary of HMS Beagle's first voyage and the ship's contribution to science. Beagle is best known for its second voyage, whose passengers included Captain Robert FitzRoy and the naturalist Charles Darwin.
What does the edge of the HMS Beagle £2 say?
The edge reads THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE in incuse letters, preceded by a dot. The wording is set out in the royal proclamation of 15 October 2025 and matches the specification on the Royal Mint's product pages.
How do I identify the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle?
Check the weight 12g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The HMS Beagle £2 marks 200 years since the first voyage of HMS Beagle. The Royal Mint calls Beagle one of the most important vessels in the history of exploration and discovery. She made three voyages, and is best known for the second, whose passengers included Captain Robert FitzRoy and the naturalist Charles Darwin. Change Checker dates the start of that voyage to 1831.
The design was fixed by a royal proclamation of 15 October 2025, and the coin was revealed on 2 January 2026 as one of two £2 coins in the 2026 Annual Sets. The individual coin followed in spring 2026. The Mint says it was created in collaboration with Royal Museums Greenwich.
This is a collector coin. It does not appear in the Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures, and no figure for the Brilliant Uncirculated version has been published.
The reverse is by William Webb, who also designed the 2025 £2 for 200 years of the modern railway. It shows the ship, with her sails furled according to Change Checker, inside a border made up of a selection of the animals Darwin studied during the second voyage. The only inscription on this side is HMS BEAGLE.
The edge carries THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE in incuse letters. The obverse has the portrait of King Charles III by Martin Jennings with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 2 POUNDS and the date.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
A typical example is a Brilliant Uncirculated coin in its Royal Mint pack, which explores the history of the ship, or a coin from a 2026 Annual Set. Since no circulating issue is recorded, a coin described as found in change deserves a careful look.
The precious-metal versions share the design. The Royal Mint gives maximum coin mintages of 2,560 for the silver proof, 1,261 for the silver piedfort and 162 for the gold proof. The silver coins have a gold-plated outer ring, and the gold proof has a plain edge with the same inscription.
The other £2 in the 2026 Annual Sets is the ZSL £2. Webb's earlier coin is the Modern Railway £2.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Ship That Changed the World: HMS Beagle Honoured on New UK £2 Coin, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a new series of two pound coins in gold, standard silver, silver piedfort and cupro-nickel and nickel-brass, notice 4975071, 17 October 2025, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- HMS Beagle 2026 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- First Coins of 2026 Revealed by The Royal Mint, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- HMS Beagle (commemorative coin range page), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- HMS Beagle 2026 UK £2 Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- HMS Beagle 2026 UK £2 Silver Piedfort Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- HMS Beagle 2026 UK £2 Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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