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The British decimal two pence coin (often shortened to 2p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage equalling 2 ⁄ 100 of a pound. Since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the year British currency was decimalised , its obverse has featured four profiles of Queen Elizabeth II . [1]
Two pence: 2p Five pence: 5p A direct replacement for the shilling. The coin was reduced in size in 1990. Six pence: 6p Minted uniquely in 2016 as a commemorative coin. Ten pence: 10p A replacement for the florin (two shillings). The coin was reduced in size in 1992. Twenty pence: 20p Introduced in 1982. Twenty-five pence: 25p
CoinPre-decimalisation ValuePost-decimalisation ValueDates Of UseMite1 / 24 d£0.000173615th century1 / 16 d£0.000261839–1868.1 / 12 d£0.00034721827–1913.1 / 8 d£0.000520831828–1868.The current decimal coins consist of: one penny and two pence in copper-plated steel; five pence and ten pence in nickel-plated steel; equilateral curve heptagonal twenty pence and fifty pence in cupronickel; bimetallic one pound and two pounds.
1797. Reverse. 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.
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The British decimal fifty pence coin (often shortened to 50p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 2 of one pound. Its obverse features the profile of the current Monarch since the coin's introduction in 1969. As of October 2022, five different royal portraits have been used.
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The two pence coin is currently the second lowest circulating denomination of the British (decimal) Pound Sterling, after the half penny was demonetised in 1984. It was one of three new coins introduced into general circulation on the 15 February 1971 when the United Kingdom adopted a new decimal currency system.
