2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle Gold Proof (2026)
Circulating version: 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2026 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.980g · 0.4710 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Thickness | 2.50mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
HMS Beagle at sea with legend and marine animal design around.
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About the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle – Gold Proof
The 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: HMS Beagle at sea with legend and marine animal design around.
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How much is the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,417 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle, not the coin found in change. At 15.98g of 91.67% gold it is heavier than the 12g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2026 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.98g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (91.67% gold) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 2 Pounds - Charles III HMS Beagle. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- 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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