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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary Silver Piedfort (2008)
Circulating version: 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – London Olympic Centenary
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2008 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 1,619 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 24.000g · 0.7137 t oz |
| Diameter | 28.4mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
| Tags | commemorative highly-collectable |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.
Running track with dates and denomination, legend around.
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About the 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary – Silver Piedfort
The 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary – Silver Piedfort is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 24g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: Running track with dates and denomination, legend around.
1,619 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary – Silver Piedfort worth?
No verified sale of the 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary – Silver Piedfort has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £28.49 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary – Silver Piedfort different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – London Olympic Centenary, not the coin found in change. At 24g of 92.5% silver it is heavier than the 12g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2008 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Olympic Centenary – Silver Piedfort?
Check the weight 24g and diameter 28.4mm and the metal (92.5% silver) 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 – London Olympic Centenary. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
London first hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, at the purpose-built White City Stadium. A hundred years later, with the London 2012 Games ahead, the Royal Mint issued this £2 coin dated 2008 to mark the centenary. The royal proclamation for it came into force on 11 October 2007 and made the cupro-nickel and nickel-brass coin current and legal tender throughout the United Kingdom.
It is one of two Olympic £2 coins dated 2008. The other marks the handover of the Games from Beijing to London.
The Royal Mint's figures record 910,000 struck for circulation. Only seven circulating £2 issues in the Mint's figures have a lower total, and the Mint places this coin eighth in its own list of the rarest £2 coins. By comparison, 30,107,000 Technology £2 coins were struck with the same date.
The reverse is by Thomas T Docherty, who worked at the Royal Mint. It shows a running track, a shape the Mint describes as closely associated with the Olympics, with the date 1908 superimposed on it. The denomination TWO POUNDS and the date 2008 accompany the track, and the whole design is encircled by the inscription LONDON OLYMPIC CENTENARY.
The milled edge carries the incuse inscription THE 4TH OLYMPIAD LONDON. 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 centenary of the Olympic Games held in London in 1908 (London Gazette issue 58479, 12 October 2007), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2008 Elizabeth II 'The Centenary of the London Olympic Games of 1908' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Rarest £2 Coins, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2008 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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