2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill Gold Proof (2024)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Churchill Commemoratives |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.980g · 0.4710 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend around.
Portrait of Churchill as a young man in 1895, garbed in the uniform of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars.
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About the 2024 2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill – Gold Proof
The 2024 2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin in the Churchill Commemoratives series, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Portrait of Churchill as a young man in 1895, garbed in the uniform of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars.
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How much is the 2024 2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2024 2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,416 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How do I identify the 2024 2 Pounds - Charles III Sir Winston Churchill – 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 Sir Winston Churchill. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Churchill £2 of 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, who was born at Blenheim Palace on 30 November 1874. The Royal Mint revealed it on 28 December 2023 as one of five commemorative designs for its 2024 annual sets, which went on sale on 2 January 2024.
It was never issued for circulation. The coin is absent from the Royal Mint's circulating mintage data, which lists no commemorative £2 struck for circulation after 2016. It was also never sold singly: the Royal Mint says it is exclusively available through the 2024 annual sets and a group of Churchill collector sets. No figure for the number made has been published.
The reverse is by Natasha Seaward, a graphic designer at the Royal Mint. It is a portrait of Churchill as a young man in 1895, the year he joined the cavalry, in the uniform of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars. Around it runs the inscription 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WINSTON CHURCHILL, with the dates 1874 and 1965 on either side of the portrait.
Seaward explained the choice of a young Churchill: "I wanted to portray a side of him less known to the public and therefore chose a portrait from his time serving in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars."
The edge is milled with the incuse inscription PAVE THE WAY FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM, which the Royal Mint says comes from a remark Churchill made in late 1953, during his second term as prime minister. 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 2024.
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 4479550, 17 November 2023, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Annual Coin Sales, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint reveals 2024 coins, celebrating key events and anniversaries of the upcoming year, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Winston Churchill, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- A Celebration of the Life of Sir Winston Churchill Set, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Sir Winston Churchill (collector sets range page), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The 2024 United Kingdom Brilliant Uncirculated Annual Coin Set, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2024 Annual Sets, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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