The Brunel Portrait £2 Coin can be found in your change: 7,928,250 coins dated 2006 were struck to enter circulation. When receiving a £2 coin in your change you have about a 1 in 71* chance of finding this coin.
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*Change checking chance is calculated based on the 2006 mintage for the Brunel Portrait £2 and 567,677,688 (The total number of two pounds that have entered circulation). The actual chance of finding this coin in change will depend on how many are no longer in circulation. Damaged coins are removed from circulation and 2006 Brunel Portrait £2's held in collections are effectively not in circulation at present.
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A portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel with two of his engineering achievements, the whole design being encircled by a chain with the denomination "TWO POUNDS" above and the date "2006" below
Design by: Rod Kelly
Edge Inscription: 1806-1859 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL ENGINEER
Brunel Portrait Coin Specification