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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral Gold Proof (2005)
Circulating version: 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – St. Paul's Cathedral
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2005 |
| Denomination | 2 Pounds |
| Face value | £2 |
| Mintage | 2,924 |
| 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.
St. Paul's Cathedral illuminated by searchlights, denomination above, dates below.
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About the 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral – Gold Proof
The 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral – Gold Proof is a collector 2 pounds coin, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.97g and measures 28.4mm across. Reverse design: St. Paul's Cathedral illuminated by searchlights, denomination above, dates below.
2,924 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral – Gold Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral – 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 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II – St. Paul's Cathedral, 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 2005 2 Pounds - Elizabeth II St. Paul's Cathedral – 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 – St. Paul's Cathedral. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The 2005 St Paul's Cathedral £2 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It was authorised by a royal proclamation given on 9 February 2005 and was one of two commemorative £2 coins that year, the other being the Gunpowder Plot coin.
The Royal Mint's figures record 10,191,000 struck for circulation. That is the highest mintage of the 35 commemorative £2 designs in the Mint's circulating figures, ahead of the 9,550,000 of the 2016 First World War Army coin. It is also far more than the standard Technology £2 of 2005, which had 3,837,250, so this is by far the most numerous £2 dated 2005.
The reverse is by Bob Elderton. It shows St Paul's Cathedral illuminated by searchlights, with TWO POUNDS above and the dates 1945-2005 below. The Royal Mint explains the choice: the cathedral survived the Blitz, including the raid of 29 December 1940, and became a symbol of hope. Elderton was struck by an image of St Paul's lit by searchlights forming a V for Victory, and the Mint records him saying the coin "more or less designed itself".
The edge is milled with the incuse inscription IN VICTORY MAGNANIMITY IN PEACE GOODWILL. The obverse carries the fourth coinage portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRA REG FID DEF.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £2 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2005 Elizabeth II 'The 60th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War' £2 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for two-pound coins commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War (London Gazette issue 57567, 23 February 2005), The London Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2005 Two Pounds, Check Your Change (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)
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