Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom

Commemorative coins have been issued by the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom since 1935. Initially they only came out to mark events of great interest, but since the turn of the millennium have been minted yearly.

Until decimalisation crowns (five shilling coins) were used for this purpose as they were the highest denomination of the time, but due to inflation this rôle has been transferred to higher value coins.

Crowns, £5 Coins and (until 1996) £2 Coins are non-circulating, although they are still legal tender. These denominations are only used for commemoratives. During the decimal era, crowns were converted to twenty-five pence.

50p and recent £2 Coins circulate normally and can be found in change. Usually about 5 million of each of these are the commemorative issue, the rest being of the standard design.

Since 1982 all of these have also been produced as Sterling silver and 22 carat Gold proofs.

Although the design of the £1 Coin changes every year, these are not considered to be commemoratives, as they do not mark an event or its anniversary.

Crowns
Main article: Crown (British coin)

Twenty-five pence

Five Pounds
  • 1990 Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 90th Birthday
  • 1993 40th Anniversary of Coronation of The Queen
  • 1996 The Queen's 70th Birthday
  • 1997 Golden Wedding of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
  • 1998 The Prince of Wales' 50th Birthday
  • 1999 Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial
  • 1999/2000 Millennium
  • 2000 Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 100th Birthday
  • 2001 Queen Victoria Centenary of death
  • 2002 Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II
  • 2002 Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Memorial
  • 2003 50th Anniversary of Coronation of The Queen
  • 2004 Entente Cordiale Centenary (Peace treaty between Britain and France)
  • 2005 Bicentenary of Battle of Trafalgar and Admiral Lord Nelson (2 coins)
  • 2006 80th Birthday of The Queen
  • 2007 Diamond Wedding of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
  • 2008 60th Birthday of The Prince of Wales.
  • 2008 450th anniversary of the accession of Elizabeth I.
  • 2009: The 500th anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII.
  • 2009: Three years until the 2012 London Olympics, swimming [1]
  • 2010: 350th anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II
  • 2010: Two years until the 2012 London Olympic Games, athletics [2]
  • 2011: The 90th birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh [3]
  • 2011: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton [4]
  • 2011: One Year until the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic games, cycling [5]
  • 2012: Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II [6]
  • 2012: London 2012 Olympics
  • 2012: London 2012 Paralympics
  • 2013: 60th Anniversary of the Queen's Coronation
  • 2013: The Royal Christening of HRH Prince George of Cambridge
  • 2014: The 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne
  • 2015: The 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill
  • 2015: The 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo
  • 2015: The Royal Birth of HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
  • 2015: Longest reigning monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
  • 2016: 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
  • 2017: Sapphire Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
  • 2017: Remembrance Day
  • 2017: Platinum Wedding (70 years) of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
  • 2017: Prince Philip 70 years of service
  • 2017: Centenary of the House of Windsor
  • 2017: 1000th anniversary of the coronation of King Canute
  • 2017: The Queen's Beasts series - Lion of England (Re-released with 2018 date to celebrate England's success in the World Cup)
  • 2017: The Queen's Beasts series - Unicorn of Scotland
  • 2017: Christmas
  • 2018: Sapphire anniversary of the Queen's coronation
  • 2018: Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
  • 2018: 250th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts
  • 2018: Four generations of the Royal Family
  • 2018: The Queen's Beasts series - Red Dragon of Wales
  • 2018: The Queen's Beasts series - Black Bull of Clarence
  • 2018: 5th birthday of Prince George of Cambridge
  • 2020: 200th Year Anniversary of the death of King George III

Fifty Pence

Two Pounds
Main article: Two pounds (British coin)

Non-circulated

Circulated

References
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  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2011-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  6. http://www.royalmint.com/store/BritishBase/UK12DJBU.aspx
  7. http://www.royalmint.com/store/BritishBase/UKCD12BU.aspx

Sources
  1. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces39976.html
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  4. http://www.irishcoinage.com/J00078.HTM
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