Exceptional: fewer than 1,000 minted.
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train Gold Proof (2013)
Circulating version: 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – London Underground Train
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2013 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 199 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (yellow gold centre in rose gold ring) (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.
A 1967 Victoria line Tube train emerging from a tunnel, legend and dates around.
Gold Proof £2 market value
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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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| PR-70 | £1,100.00 🔒 | £1,100.00 (1) | – | £1,100.00 – £1,100.00 | 0 | 1 | 26-06-2024 | |
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About the 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train – Gold Proof
The 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.98g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: A 1967 Victoria line Tube train emerging from a tunnel, legend and dates around.
199 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train – Gold Proof worth?
The 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train – Gold Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £1,100 in PR-70, the median of its verified sales. Its gold content is worth about £1,411 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – London Underground Train, 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 2013 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Underground Train – 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 – London Underground Train. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Two £2 coins were issued in 2013 for the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, the world's first underground railway, which opened in 1863. A single royal proclamation of 17 October 2012 authorised both. This entry covers the Train coin; its partner shows the Underground roundel.
According to Transport for London, a limited number of each were issued from selected Tube stations in the week of 24 January 2013, ahead of larger quantities entering general circulation later that year. The Royal Mint's figures record 1,690,000 Train coins struck for circulation, against 1,560,000 of the Roundel. Fourteen circulating £2 issues in the Mint's figures have a lower total.
The reverse is by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, the design partnership behind the London 2012 Olympic Torch. It shows the front of a Tube train emerging from a tunnel, which the Royal Mint identifies as a 1967 Victoria line train. The inscription 1863 LONDON UNDERGROUND 2013 is set on the tunnel walls around the train, and the Mint says the design uses texture and perspective to suggest movement and light.
The edge is the unusual part. In place of an inscription it is milled and carries an incuse pattern that the proclamation describes as symbolising an Underground line and station tube map. The Royal Mint and Transport for London both say it was inspired by Harry Beck's Tube map.
The obverse has the fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the legend ELIZABETH II D G REG FID DEF and the denomination TWO POUNDS, which does not appear on the reverse.
Sources
- 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 two-pound coins commemorating the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the London Underground (London Gazette issue 60304, 19 October 2012), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2013 Elizabeth II 'The 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - The Train' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint issues special London Underground coins into circulation to celebrate 150th anniversary of Tube (24 January 2013), Transport for London (read 9 Oct 2026)
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