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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait King James Bible (2011)
"King James Bible £2"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 975,000 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 12.000g |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Thickness | 2.50mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled: THE AUTHORISED VERSION |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Paul Stafford and Benjamin Wright |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Opening verses of St John's Gospel, showing the verse as printing block on the left, printed page on right. Legend above, dates below.
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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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| FDC | £17.00 🔒 eBay | £17.50 (2) | – | £17.00 – £18.00 | 2 | 2 | 11-07-2026 | |
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| UNC | £8.66 🔒 eBay | £6.43 (2) | – | £4.20 – £8.66 | 2 | 2 | 31-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £9.49 🔒 eBay | £16.95 | – | £9.49 – £59.99 | 19 | 19 | 06-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £5.98 🔒 eBay | £5.72 | ▲6% | £2.24 – £29.82 | 57 | 57 | 10-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £16.99 🔒 eBay | £15.61 | – | £15.00 – £37.22 | 7 | 7 | 18-09-2026 | |
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About the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – King James Bible
The 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – King James Bible is a circulating 2 pounds coin, struck in bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring. It weighs 12g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Opening verses of St John's Gospel, showing the verse as printing block on the left, printed page on right. Legend above, dates below.
975,000 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – King James Bible worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – King James Bible run from £5.72 to £17.50 across 5 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many King James Bible £2 coins were made?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures record 975,000 struck for circulation. That makes it one of ten circulating £2 coins in the Mint's published figures with a mintage below one million, and slightly scarcer than the 2011 Mary Rose £2 at 1,040,000.
Is the King James Bible £2 rare?
It is one of the lower-mintage £2 coins, with 975,000 struck against several million for most commemorative designs. It is not the scarcest: the four 2002 Commonwealth Games coins, two 2015 coins and three Olympic issues all have lower figures in the Royal Mint's table.
Why is some of the writing on the King James Bible £2 backwards?
It is deliberate. The left half of the design shows the verse as a printing block, with raised letters in mirror image, and the right half shows the same words as they print on the page. The reversed text is part of every coin and is not an error.
Who designed the King James Bible £2?
The reverse was designed jointly by Paul Stafford and Benjamin Wright. It uses a replica of the black letter typeface of the 1611 first edition. The obverse carries the fourth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the edge of the King James Bible £2 say?
The milled edge carries the incuse inscription THE AUTHORISED VERSION. The gold proof carries the same words on a plain edge. The wording is fixed by the royal proclamation for the coin, given on 13 October 2010.
How do I identify the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – King James Bible?
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 King James Bible £2 marks 400 years since the publication of the King James Bible in 1611. The translation was begun in 1604 for the Church of England. The coin's design and specifications were set by a royal proclamation given on 13 October 2010, the same day as the proclamation for the Mary Rose £2 coin, also dated 2011.
The Royal Mint's mintage figures record 975,000 struck for circulation. That is one of only ten circulating £2 mintages below one million in the Mint's published figures, and a little lower than the Mary Rose coin at 1,040,000.
The reverse was designed jointly by Paul Stafford and Benjamin Wright. It focuses on the opening verse of St John's Gospel, IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, and shows it twice. On the left the words appear as printing blocks, raised and in mirror image as type has to be. On the right they appear as the printed page, the right way round and recessed into the surface. The lettering is a replica of the black letter typeface used in the first edition.
Above the verse is the inscription KING JAMES BIBLE and below it the dates 1611 and 2011. The edge is milled with the incuse inscription THE AUTHORISED VERSION.
The obverse carries the fourth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley. Because the reverse does not state a value, the denomination TWO POUNDS is placed on the obverse beneath the portrait.
Varieties and errors
No mint error or variety is documented for this coin. The backwards lettering on the left of the reverse is the design itself, representing the printing block, and appears on every coin.
Collecting notes
Two details help confirm a genuine example. The obverse has no date: the proclamation puts only the Queen's titles and TWO POUNDS on that side, so the year appears only on the reverse as part of the dates 1611 and 2011. Both halves of the verse should be legible, mirrored on the left and readable on the right.
The coin was issued for general circulation. The design was also struck for collectors as a silver proof, a silver piedfort and a gold proof, each listed separately on this site. The proclamation gives the gold coin a plain edge with the same incuse lettering.
It pairs naturally with the Mary Rose £2, a commemorative £2 of the same year. The two have similar mintages, both far below the 8,190,000 of the following year's Charles Dickens £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.
- Royal Mint mintage figures data file (mintages.json), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for two-pound coins commemorating the four-hundredth anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible (London Gazette issue 59576, 18 October 2010, pages 20030 to 20031), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two Pound Coin: designs and specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Two Pound Coin King James Bible, M J Hughes Coins (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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