2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway Gold Proof (2025)
Circulating version: 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| 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.
Depiction of Locomotion No 1 with tender and three open-topped carriages travelling left. Engineer George Stephenson is standing on the locomotive's side plate, with passengers in the carriages. Description & date surrounding on
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About the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway – Gold Proof
The 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Depiction of Locomotion No 1 with tender and three open-topped carriages travelling left. Engineer George Stephenson is standing on the locomotive's side plate, with passengers in the carriages. Description & date surrounding on.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway – 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 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway, 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 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III Modern Railway – 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 Modern Railway. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
On 27 September 1825 George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 hauled hundreds of passengers for 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The Royal Mint describes it as the first steam-powered passenger train on a public railway, and struck this £2 for the 200th anniversary. The coin was made in partnership with Railway 200, the programme celebrating the bicentenary.
It appeared first in the Royal Mint's 2025 annual sets and was later released as a standalone coin, when the railway enthusiast Francis Bourgeois struck the first example. In announcing that release the Royal Mint said plainly: "There are no plans for the coin to enter general circulation." The coin is also absent from the Royal Mint's circulating mintage data, which records no £2 coins of any design for 2025.
The reverse is by William Webb. The proclamation describes it as a steam train with passengers, and the Royal Mint identifies the engine as Locomotion No. 1 on the opening day. The inscriptions are THE JOURNEY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD and the dates 1825-2025.
The edge is milled and carries the incuse inscription ACTIVE and LOCOMOTION NO 1, separated by dots, which the Royal Mint calls a tribute to the original locomotive. The obverse has the portrait of the King by Martin Jennings with the inscription CHARLES III D G REX F D 2 POUNDS and the date 2025.
Sources
- 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 4738520, 8 November 2024, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Annual Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Railway enthusiast Francis Bourgeois helps The Royal Mint celebrate 200 years of British railways with special commemorative coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 200 Years of the Modern Railway, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 200 Years of The Modern Railway 2025 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 2025 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 200 Years of The Modern Railway £2 Coin Range, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK £2 Mintage Figures (last updated 27 August 2026), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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