Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells often: 45 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait The Army (2016)
"Army £2"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2016 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 9,550,000 |
| 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: FOR KING AND COUNTRY |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Jody Clark |
| Rev. artist | Tim Sharp |
| 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 ·
Stylised silhouette of the heads of three soldiers, legend and dates above and 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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| UNC | £6.55 🔒 eBay | £7.00 | – | £6.55 – £7.33 | 3 | 3 | 10-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £12.94 🔒 eBay | £8.66 | – | £2.23 – £20.00 | 24 | 24 | 11-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £8.00 🔒 eBay | £3.31 | – | £1.04 – £8.00 | 15 | 15 | 05-10-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £10.80 🔒 eBay | £10.80 | – | £8.49 – £16.95 | 3 | 3 | 20-08-2026 | |
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About the 2016 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – The Army
The 2016 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – The Army 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: Stylised silhouette of the heads of three soldiers, legend and dates above and below.
9,550,000 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2016 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – The Army worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2016 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – The Army run from £3.31 to £10.80 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many 2016 Army £2 coins were made?
The Royal Mint's figures record 9,550,000 struck for circulation. Among commemorative bimetallic £2 coins in those figures only the 2005 Second World War coin is higher, at 10,191,000. It is by far the most plentiful of the five commemorative £2 coins of 2016.
Is the 2016 Army £2 rare?
No. With 9,550,000 struck it is one of the most common commemorative £2 coins. The Royal Navy £2 of the previous year, from the same First World War series, had a circulating mintage of 650,000, less than a fourteenth as many.
What does the 2016 Army £2 show?
The reverse shows the stylised heads of three soldiers in silhouette. The royal proclamation says the style refers to the English cubism movement of the First World War period. The Royal Mint ties the design to the Pals Battalions, in which friends, neighbours and workmates enlisted and served together.
Who designed the 2016 Army £2?
The Royal Mint names Tim Sharp as the reverse designer and describes the design as an original work by the creative agency Uniform, made in association with Imperial War Museums. The obverse portrait of Elizabeth II is by Jody Clark.
Is there an error on the 2016 Army £2?
None is documented on the Army coin itself. Its edge inscription, FOR KING AND COUNTRY, has been found on some 2016 Shakespeare Tragedies £2 coins, which is an error on that coin. An Army £2 with its lettering upside down is normal, according to the Royal Mint.
How do I identify the 2016 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – The Army?
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 Army £2 is the third coin in the Royal Mint's First World War centenary series, after the Kitchener coin of 2014 and the Royal Navy coin of 2015. Its subject is the Pals Battalions. The Mint explains that the army, traditionally formed of volunteers, encouraged men to enlist alongside friends, neighbours and workmates so that they could serve together.
The Mint links the coin to 1916 in particular. Its account notes the price those communities paid on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 100 years before the coin was issued. The coin was created in association with Imperial War Museums.
The Royal Mint's figures record 9,550,000 struck for circulation. Among commemorative bimetallic £2 coins in those figures only the 2005 Second World War coin is higher, at 10,191,000. The other four commemorative £2 coins of 2016 together total 16,250,000.
The reverse is credited by the Royal Mint to Tim Sharp, and the Mint describes it as an original design by the creative agency Uniform. The proclamation describes a stylised silhouette of the heads of three soldiers, in a manner that refers to the English cubism movement of the war years. The inscription reads THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918, with the date 2016.
The edge is milled and reads FOR KING AND COUNTRY in incuse letters.
The obverse carries the fifth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II, by Jody Clark. The reverse has no statement of value, so the obverse legend ends with 2 POUNDS.
Varieties and errors
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
Its edge inscription does appear on another coin. Change Checker reports that some 2016 Shakespeare Tragedies £2 coins were found with FOR KING AND COUNTRY on the edge after a mix-up of blanks. That is an error on the Tragedies coin. An Army coin with FOR KING AND COUNTRY on its edge is exactly as it should be.
Lettering that reads upside down against the Queen's head is not an error either. The Royal Mint's FAQ explains that the inscription is rolled onto the blank before striking, so it can fall either way up.
Collecting notes
This is a coin to collect for condition, since it was struck in large numbers and remains current. Check that the three profiles are sharp, that the edge inscription is complete and that the centre sits squarely in the outer ring.
The proclamation also provides for silver, silver piedfort and gold versions, each listed separately on this site, the gold with a plain lettered edge.
The low-mintage coin of the same series is the 2015 Royal Navy £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 (London Gazette issue 61384, 16 October 2015), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2016 Elizabeth II 'The 100th Anniversary of the First World War - The Army' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Army 2016 UK £2 Gold Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2016 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Mis-strikes and myths, Change Checker (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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