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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait 75th VE Day (2020)
"VE Day £2"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2020 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 131,788 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | WWII & D-Day Commemoratives |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 12.000g |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled: JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Jody Clark |
| Rev. artist | Dominique Evans |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
· ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS
Image of people celebrating, woman holding newspaper, with rays of light that echo the anti-aircraft searchlights emanating from St Paul’s Cathedral.
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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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| UNC | £5.05 🔒 eBay | £4.52 (2) | – | £3.99 – £5.05 | 2 | 2 | 10-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £6.99 🔒 eBay | £6.99 | – | £3.20 – £13.99 | 13 | 13 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £4.99 🔒 eBay | £6.52 | – | £0.63 – £10.00 | 14 | 14 | 04-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £700.00 🔒 | £700.00 (1) | – | £700.00 – £700.00 | 0 | 1 | 05-03-2023 | |
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About the 2020 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – 75th VE Day
The 2020 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – 75th VE Day is a collector 2 pounds coin in the WWII & D-Day Commemoratives series, struck in bimetallic: copper-nickel center in nickel brass ring. It weighs 12g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Image of people celebrating, woman holding newspaper, with rays of light that echo the anti-aircraft searchlights emanating from St Paul’s Cathedral.
131,788 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2020 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – 75th VE Day worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2020 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – 75th VE Day run from £4.52 to £700 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is the 2020 VE Day £2 in circulation?
No. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures have no entry for it, and they record no £2 coins at all struck for circulation in 2020. The Mint sold the coin as a Brilliant Uncirculated piece and in silver and gold proof editions, so it will not normally be found in change.
How many 2020 VE Day £2 coins were made?
There is no circulating mintage, because none were struck for circulation. The Royal Mint's listing gives the Brilliant Uncirculated coin an unlimited maximum mintage and does not state how many were sold. Figures quoted elsewhere are collector sales numbers and not a Royal Mint circulation figure.
Who designed the VE Day £2?
Dominique Evans, a graphic designer at the Royal Mint, designed the reverse. The Mint says her design puts people at the heart of the coin, with rays from the centre that evoke a sense of hope. The obverse portrait of Elizabeth II is by Jody Clark.
What does the edge of the VE Day £2 say?
The edge reads JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW in incuse letters on a grained edge, as set by the royal proclamation for the 2020 £2 coins. The gold proof has the same words on a plain edge.
Is the VE Day £2 legal tender?
Yes. The royal proclamation of October 2019 that set the design states that the cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coin is legal tender for any amount in the United Kingdom. Being legal tender is a separate matter from being issued for circulation, which this coin was not.
How do I identify the 2020 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – 75th VE Day?
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 VE Day £2 marks 75 years since Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945, the public holiday declared after news of Germany's surrender. The Royal Mint issued it in 2020 in association with Imperial War Museums, and says sales of the coin support the museums' work.
The design was authorised by a royal proclamation given on 8 October 2019, which paired it with the Agatha Christie £2 as part of the 2020 series.
This was a collector coin. The Royal Mint's circulating mintage figures have no entry for it, and for 2020 they record no £2 coins struck for circulation at all. The Mint sold it as a Brilliant Uncirculated coin with an unlimited maximum mintage, and as silver proof, silver proof piedfort and gold proof editions.
The reverse is by Dominique Evans, a graphic designer at the Royal Mint. The proclamation describes a woman holding a newspaper aloft in a celebrating crowd, set against the backdrop of the word VICTORY, with the inscription VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY and the dates 1945 and 2020.
The Mint says the design puts people at the heart of the coin and that the rays from its centre evoke a sense of hope. Coin World quotes Evans as saying the rays "evoke search lights, a familiar sight in the skies during wartime, except here they represent rays of hope".
The edge is grained, with JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW in incuse letters. The obverse carries the fifth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II, by Jody Clark, with 2 POUNDS at the end of the legend.
Varieties and errors
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
Edge lettering that reads upside down against the Queen's head should not be taken for one. The Royal Mint's FAQ explains that the inscription is rolled onto the blank before the faces are struck, so it can fall either way up on any £2.
Collecting notes
Because the coin was not put into circulation, examples come from Royal Mint packaging: the Brilliant Uncirculated folder, or the boxed proof editions. Check that the packaging is complete and, for the proofs, that the certificate is present. A coin offered loose should still have clean, unworn surfaces.
The proclamation makes the base-metal coin legal tender, but that does not mean it was released into change. Treat any claim of a circulating mintage with caution, since the Royal Mint's figures give none.
The silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof share the design and are listed separately on this site. The gold coin has a plain edge with the same incuse lettering. For the earlier coin on the same theme, struck for circulation in large numbers, see the 2005 St Paul's Cathedral £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.
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 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 (London Gazette issue 62795, 11 October 2019), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 75th Anniversary of VE Day 2020 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 75th Anniversary of VE Day 2020 UK £2 Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2020 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Royal Mint pays tribute to VE Day 75th anniversary, Coin World (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Why does the edge inscription on the £2 and £1 coins sometimes appear "upside down"?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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