Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted. Rarely sells: 2 verified sales in the last 12 months.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin Gold Proof (2009)
Circulating version: 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Charles Darwin
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2009 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 1,000 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.980g · 0.4710 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Charles Darwin and ape heads facing, legend, dates and denomination around.
Gold Proof £2 market value
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| FDC | £1,100.00 🔒 | £1,100.00 (1) | – | £1,100.00 – £1,100.00 | 0 | 1 | 06-09-2025 | |
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| PR-65 | £1,400.00 🔒 | £1,400.00 (1) | – | £1,400.00 – £1,400.00 | 1 | 1 | 05-09-2026 | |
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| PR-69 | £1,600.00 🔒 | £1,600.00 (1) | – | £1,600.00 – £1,600.00 | 1 | 1 | 20-01-2026 | |
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| PR-70 | £1,000.00 🔒 | £900.00 (2) | – | £800.00 – £1,000.00 | 0 | 2 | 27-11-2024 | |
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About the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin – Gold Proof
The 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Charles Darwin and ape heads facing, legend, dates and denomination around.
1,000 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin – Gold Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin – Gold Proof run from £900 to £1,600 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its gold content is worth about £1,411 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Charles Darwin, not the coin found in change. At 15.98g of 91.67% gold it is heavier than the 12g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2009 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Charles Darwin – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.98g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (91.67% gold) 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 – Charles Darwin. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Charles Darwin was born in 1809, and his book On the Origin of Species was published in 1859. This £2 coin, dated 2009, marks both anniversaries: the bicentenary of his birth and 150 years since the book appeared.
The royal proclamation for the coin came into force on 10 October 2008, the same day as the one for the other commemorative £2 of 2009, for Robert Burns. It made the cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coin current and legal tender throughout the United Kingdom and provided for silver, silver piedfort and gold versions.
The Royal Mint's figures record 3,903,000 struck for circulation. That is a middling total for a commemorative £2. Of the 35 commemorative issues with a figure in the Mint's data, 17 are lower and 17 higher.
The reverse is by Suzie Zamit. It shows a portrait of Charles Darwin in profile facing an ape, which the Royal Mint describes as a chimpanzee and as a visual representation of his theory of evolution. The inscription 1809 DARWIN 2009 and the denomination TWO POUNDS surround the two heads.
The milled edge carries the incuse inscription ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES 1859. The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for two-pound coins commemorating the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species (Edinburgh Gazette issue 26540, 10 October 2008, page 4224), The Edinburgh Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2009 Elizabeth II 'The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2009 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Edge inscription on £2, £1 coins "upside down"?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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