Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel Gold Proof (2006)
Circulating version: 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Isambard K. Brunel
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2006 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 1,071 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.970g · 0.4707 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.
Portrait of Brunel with bridge and wheel, legend above, date below.
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About the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel – Gold Proof
The 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.97g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Portrait of Brunel with bridge and wheel, legend above, date below.
1,071 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel – Gold Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its gold content is worth about £1,415 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – Isambard K. Brunel, not the coin found in change. At 15.97g 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 2006 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Isambard K. Brunel – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.97g 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 – Isambard K. Brunel. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on 9 April 1806, and the Royal Mint marked the bicentenary with two £2 coins dated 2006. This is the portrait coin, the one Check Your Change describes as being for the man. Its partner shows the roof of Paddington Station and stands for his achievements.
Both designs were authorised by the same royal proclamation, which made the cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coins current and legal tender throughout the United Kingdom. Silver, silver piedfort and gold versions were provided for as well.
The Royal Mint's figures record 7,928,250 of the portrait coin struck for circulation, a little more than the 7,452,250 of the Paddington coin. Only four of the 35 commemorative £2 issues with a figure in the Mint's data have a higher total: the 2005 Second World War, 2016 First World War Army, 2007 Slave Trade and 2012 Charles Dickens coins.
The reverse is by Rod Kelly. It shows a portrait of Brunel with two of his engineering achievements, the whole design encircled by a chain, with TWO POUNDS above and the date 2006 below. The Royal Mint identifies the bridge beside him as the Royal Albert Bridge, which spans the River Tamar.
The milled edge carries the incuse inscription 1806-1859 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL ENGINEER. 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 two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (London Gazette issue 57993, 26 May 2006, page 7298), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2006 Elizabeth II 'The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel' Portrait £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2006 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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