Legendary: fewer than 100 minted.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Britannia Platinum Proof (2015–2022)
Circulating version: 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Britannia
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2015–2022 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 10 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Platinum (.9995) (1000/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 30.000g · 0.9640 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
Helmeted figure of Britannia with shield and trident facing left.
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The 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Britannia – Platinum Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin issued from 2015 to 2022, struck in 99.95% platinum. It weighs 30g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Helmeted figure of Britannia with shield and trident facing left.
A mintage of 10 is recorded for one date of this type; figures for each year are not held.
Common questions
How much is the 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Britannia – Platinum Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Britannia – Platinum Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its platinum content is worth about £1,085 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Britannia – Platinum Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Britannia, not the coin found in change. At 30g of 99.95% platinum it is heavier than the 12g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2015 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Britannia – Platinum Proof?
Check the weight 30g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (99.95% platinum) 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 - Elizabeth II – Britannia. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
A new portrait of Elizabeth II, by Jody Clark, was introduced on the coinage in 2015, and the £2 was given a new standard reverse at the same time. A royal proclamation given on 11 February 2015 set out the series from the £2 down to the 1p, and specified a figure of Britannia for the £2. It replaced Bruce Rushin's Technology design, which had been on the coin since 1997.
Few were issued at first. The Royal Mint's figures record 650,000 dated 2015, the joint third lowest circulating £2 mintage in those figures, level with the 2015 Royal Navy £2. The Mint lists 2,925,000 for 2016, none for 2017 to 2020, then 6,045,000 for 2021 and 4,030,000 for 2022: a total of 13,650,000. The Technology £2 was also struck dated 2015, with the earlier portrait, to the number of 35,360,058.
The reverse is by Antony Dufort and shows Britannia holding a shield and a trident, with the words TWO POUNDS. The edge is milled with the incuse inscription QUATUOR MARIA VINDICO, Latin usually translated as "I claim the four seas".
The obverse has the fifth definitive portrait of the Queen, by Jody Clark, used on the £2 from 2015 to 2022, with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF and the date. The date is on this side because the reverse has none.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (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)
- Two Pound Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a series of two pound, one pound, fifty pence, twenty pence, ten pence, five pence, two pence and one penny coins (London Gazette issue 61148, 20 February 2015), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Rarest £2 Coins, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Just Discovered: Rare "Inverted Effigy" £2 Coin (17 January 2017), Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2016 Elizabeth II 'The Definitive Britannia' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Two pound coin, Wikipedia (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The History of the £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2015 - 2022 Britannia £2 Pound Coins, Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
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