United Kingdom | |
| Value | 2d sterling |
|---|---|
| Mass | 56.7 g (2 oz) |
| Diameter | 41 mm (1.6 in) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Composition | Copper |
| Years of minting | 1797 |
| Mint marks | SOHO, below and to the right of Britannia. |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Profile of George III |
| Designer | Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
| Design date | 1797 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Britannia |
| Designer | Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
| Design date | 1797 |
The British twopence (2d) (/ˈtʌpəns/ or /ˈtuːpəns/) coin was a denomination of sterling coinage worth two pennies or 1/120 of a pound. It was a short-lived denomination in copper, being minted only in 1797 by Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint.
These coins were made legal tender for amounts of up to one shilling by a proclamation of 26 July 1797.[1] Short-lived twopence coins in silver were also minted in 1817, 1818 and 1820. Twopence coins were made redundant in 1860 with the advent of bronze coinage.[2] The twopence was the largest and heaviest copper coin to circulate across Britain,[3] and second largest and heaviest coin in British circulation after emergency money issued locally under Charles I.[4]
- ^ "The cartwheel penny and twopence of 1797". Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Christopher Edgar Challis (1992). A New History of the Royal Mint. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-24026-0.
- ^ Rachel (22 August 2018). "The remarkable story of when a British 2 pence weighed the same as a Mars Bar…". Change Checker. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "British Twopence or Two Pence". 24carat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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