£2 coin enters circulation! 2021 Mintage Figures Revealed…
The Royal Mint has JUST revealed the mintage figures for all UK circulation coins and it confirms a £2 coin entered circulation!
It’s fantastic to see that a £2 coin entered circulation in 2021 – the Britannia £2!
So, we’ve updated our £2 Mintage Figure chart to show you where this new coin ranks…
New £2 Coin in Circulation
We wouldn’t normally combine definitive and commemorative mintage figures into one chart, however the comparative figures give us an interesting insight into the diversity of the change in our pocket.
The Britannia £2 coin entered circulation in 2021, after a 4 year break.
6,045,000 entered circulation, meaning we stand a good chance of finding one in our change!
And, it looks as though we have some 2021 dated definitive coins to hunt down in our change…
- Nations of the Crown £1: 21,760,000
- Royal Shield 20p: 19,600,000
- Royal Shield 10p: 71,200,000
- Royal Shield 5p: 28,000,000
- Royal Shield 2p: 117,700,000
- Royal Shield 1p: 56,000,000
50p Mintage Figures
Sadly, no 50p coins entered circulation in 2021, meaning our mintage figure chart won’t be updated until we get the confirmed mintages for the 2022 50p coins.
The coins you should be looking out for in your change include the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p, 2018 Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny 50p coins, the 2018 Mrs Tittlemouse 50p, and the 2017 Royal Shield 50p.
What about the Olympic 50ps?
In 2012, the Olympic 50p coins entered circulation and it kick-started a collecting frenzy across the nation.
It’s estimated that around 75% of these coins have been removed from circulation by collectors which means they are incredibly sought-after, especially considering these 50ps have some of the lowest mintage figures in circulation…
Many of the Olympic 50ps have a mintage less than 2,000,000 with the rarest (the Olympic Football 50p) having a mintage of just 1,125,500. See the full mintage figures for these coins here >>
Taking these rare 50ps into consideration, the 2018 Peter Rabbit and Flopsy Bunny coins would sit in joint sixth position, below the Kew Gardens, Football, Wrestling, Judo and Triathlon 50ps.
Have you been lucky enough to find any of the 2021 circulation coins in your change?
It’s always exciting when new mintage figures are revealed and you realise just how rare the change in your pocket really is!
If you’re interested in coin collecting, our Change Checker web app is completely free to use and allows users to:
– Find and identify the coins in their pocket
– Collect and track the coins they have
– Swap their spare coins with other Change Checkers
It’ll only take you a minute…
But why a 2021 £2 definitive? Such a shame not to use the opportunity to put a commemorative into circulation.
But why a 2021 £2 definitive? Such a shame to miss an opportunity to put a commemorative into circulation.
Any update on the royal proclamation for upcoming 2023 coins as the info usually shows mid DEC and its mid DEC and heard nothing.
It’s a 5 year break for the £2 coin not 4. Last circulated year was 2016
circulated 2016 and 2021 so it is 4 years without, i.e 2017, 18, 19 and 20
Good evening, the mintage figure for the 2010 Technology two pound coin should be 6,890,000 and not 6175,000
Kind regards Paul