Scarce: fewer than 2,000,000 minted. Sells often: 108 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Mary Rose (2011)
"Mary Rose £2"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 1,040,000 |
| 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: YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511 |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | John Bergdahl |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Detailed image of Henry VIII's flagship, sailing right, legend around.
Mary Rose £2 market value
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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 | £19.85 🔒 eBay | £18.43 (2) | – | £17.00 – £19.85 | 2 | 2 | 27-08-2026 | |
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| UNC | £5.45 🔒 eBay | £5.45 (1) | – | £5.45 – £5.45 | 1 | 1 | 07-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £16.15 🔒 eBay | £18.07 | – | £13.95 – £74.50 | 19 | 19 | 18-09-2026 | |
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| EF | £3.10 🔒 eBay | £3.10 (1) | – | £3.10 – £3.10 | 1 | 1 | 28-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £3.58 🔒 eBay | £3.98 | ▼5.7% | £2.24 – £63.10 | 76 | 76 | 14-10-2026 | |
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| AG | £6.51 🔒 eBay | £6.51 (1) | – | £6.51 – £6.51 | 1 | 1 | 24-09-2026 | |
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| aUNC | £5.45 🔒 eBay | £5.45 (2) | – | £5.45 – £5.45 | 2 | 2 | 13-04-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £16.99 🔒 eBay | £18.38 | – | £15.00 – £21.50 | 6 | 6 | 15-09-2026 | |
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About the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Mary Rose
The 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Mary Rose 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: Detailed image of Henry VIII's flagship, sailing right, legend around.
1,040,000 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Mary Rose worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Mary Rose run from £3.10 to £18.43 across 8 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Mary Rose £2 coins were made?
The Royal Mint's mintage figures record 1,040,000 struck for circulation. That is the eleventh lowest circulating £2 mintage in the Mint's published table, just above the 975,000 of the King James Bible £2 issued in the same year.
Is the Mary Rose £2 rare?
It is one of the lower-mintage £2 coins but not among the scarcest. Its 1,040,000 mintage is well below most commemorative £2 designs, yet ten circulating £2 coins in the Royal Mint's figures have lower totals, led by the 2002 Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland coin at 485,500.
Who designed the Mary Rose £2?
John Bergdahl designed the reverse, basing the ship on the only contemporary painting of the Mary Rose. The lettering copies the Lombardic style used on the coins of Henry VIII. The obverse portrait of Elizabeth II is by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the edge of the Mary Rose £2 say?
The milled edge reads YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511 in incuse letters. The wording, including the spelling SHIPPE, is fixed by the royal proclamation for the coin, and 1511 is the year the Mary Rose was completed.
Is the Mary Rose £2 legal tender?
Yes. The royal proclamation that created the coin made the cupro-nickel and nickel-brass version current and legal tender throughout the United Kingdom. It was issued for general circulation in 2011, alongside collector versions in silver and gold.
How do I identify the 2011 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Mary Rose?
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 Mary Rose £2 marks 500 years since the maiden voyage of the Mary Rose, the warship completed at Portsmouth in 1511 for Henry VIII. She served in the king's navy until 1545, when she sank in the Solent during an action against a French invasion fleet.
The coin's design and specifications were set by a royal proclamation given on 13 October 2010, and the coin was announced publicly in February 2011 with a display at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. The Royal Mint's mintage figures record 1,040,000 struck for circulation. Only ten circulating £2 coins in the Mint's published figures have a lower total, among them the King James Bible £2 of the same year at 975,000.
The reverse is by John Bergdahl. It shows the ship in profile, with flags and banners streaming from her tall masts and her guns visible, and is based on the only contemporary painting of her. The ship sits inside a cartouche carrying THE MARY ROSE above and TWO POUNDS below, with a rose to the left and to the right.
The lettering on the reverse is in the Lombardic style used on the coins of Henry VIII. The edge is milled with the incuse inscription YOUR NOBLEST SHIPPE 1511.
The obverse carries the fourth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the date 2011. The date is on this side because the reverse has none.
Varieties and errors
No mint error or variety is documented for this coin. The unusual letter shapes on the reverse and the spelling SHIPPE on the edge are part of the design on every coin, not faults.
Collecting notes
The proclamation made the base-metal coin current and legal tender, and it was issued for general circulation in 2011. With just over a million struck it is one of the less common £2 coins.
On an example, confirm the date 2011 on the obverse, the two roses flanking the ship and the edge inscription.
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, where the others have a milled edge.
Its companion from the same year is the King James Bible £2, which has a slightly lower mintage. For the lowest £2 mintages of all, see the 2002 Commonwealth Games set, beginning with the England coin.
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 five-hundredth anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Mary Rose (London Gazette issue 59576, 18 October 2010), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Mary Rose immortalised on £2 coin, Ministry of Defence, GOV.UK (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two Pound Coin: designs and specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Mary Rose £2 coin, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
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