2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery Silver Piedfort (2025)
Circulating version: 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2025 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 24.000g · 0.7137 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Image of the ship RRS Discovery, a map of Antarctica, penguins, whale fin and legend below.
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About the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery – Silver Piedfort
The 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery – Silver Piedfort is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 24g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Image of the ship RRS Discovery, a map of Antarctica, penguins, whale fin and legend below.
Common questions
How much is the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery – Silver Piedfort worth?
No verified sale of the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery – Silver Piedfort has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £28.59 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery – Silver Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2025 2 Pounds - Charles III RRS Discovery, not the coin found in change. At 24g of 92.5% silver 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 RRS Discovery – Silver Piedfort?
Check the weight 24g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (92.5% silver) 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 RRS Discovery. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
RRS Discovery is the wooden research ship that carried Robert Falcon Scott south in 1901 on the British National Antarctic Expedition, with Ernest Shackleton among his officers. The Royal Mint issued this £2 in 2025 for what it calls the ship's 125th anniversary, together with the centenary of the Discovery Oceanographic Expedition. It is the first United Kingdom coin dedicated to the vessel, and was developed with the assistance of Dundee Heritage Trust.
The ship was built by the Dundee Shipbuilding Company, a yard known for whalers able to withstand Arctic ice, with a triple-skinned hull of pitch pine, greenheart and oak. The Royal Mint describes it as the first purpose-built scientific research vessel in the world.
The coin was not struck for circulation. It is absent from the Royal Mint's circulating mintage data, which records no £2 coins of any design for 2025.
The reverse is by Gary Breeze, whom the Royal Mint describes as a keen sailor and boat builder. The proclamation sets out the design as RRS Discovery with a whale tail and two penguins, accompanied by the inscription RRS DISCOVERY. The Royal Mint adds that it includes icy landmasses and a partial map of the region.
The edge is milled and carries the incuse inscription DESIGNED FOR ADVENTURE, a reference to the ship having been built for the purpose. 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 design for a new series of two pound coins in gold, in standard silver, in silver piedfort and in cupro-nickel and nickel-brass (RRS Discovery), made 5 February 2025, Privy Council Office (read 9 Oct 2026)
- RRS Discovery 2025 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Navigating History: The RRS Discovery, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- RRS Discovery 2025 UK £2 Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK £2 Mintage Figures (last updated 27 August 2026), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Annual Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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