2007 Act of Union £2 Coin
The 2007 Act of Union £2 is a circulating £2 with 7.54 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2007
- Circulation mintage
- 7,545,000
- Value band
- Face value
- Designer
- Yvonne Holton
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2007 Act of Union £2 worth?
7.54 million were made, so the 2007 Act of Union £2 is easy to find. A circulated one is worth face value; collectors pay a little more only for uncirculated coins and coins still in their original Royal Mint pack.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with crisp edge lettering
- Original Royal Mint pack or presentation folder
- A genuine mint error such as a misaligned or wrong edge, confirmed by an expert
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2007 Act of Union £2 rare?
- No. 7.54 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2007 Act of Union £2 coins were made?
- 7,545,000 were struck for circulation.
- Who designed the 2007 Act of Union £2?
- The design is credited to Yvonne Holton.
- What is the 2007 Act of Union £2 made of?
- Bimetallic: cupronickel center in a nickel-brass outer ring. It weighs 12.0 g and measures 28.4 mm.
- Is the 2007 Act of Union £2 still legal tender?
- Yes. Every two-metal £2 coin, commemoratives included, is legal tender in the UK.
Why the 2007 Act of Union £2 was made
The Acts of Union passed by the parliaments of England and Scotland joined the two kingdoms into a single Kingdom of Great Britain, with effect from 1 May 1707. The two countries had shared a monarch since James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603, but until 1707 they kept separate parliaments. Under the union the Scottish parliament was dissolved and members from Scotland sat at Westminster, while Scotland kept its own legal system and church.
Three centuries later the Royal Mint marked the anniversary with a £2 coin in 2007, the same year it issued a £2 for the abolition of the slave trade. By then Scotland had its own parliament again, reopened in 1999, a reminder of how much had changed in three hundred years. The coin was struck in large numbers and still turns up in change. It's a good example of how the £2 had become the Royal Mint's main way of marking national anniversaries, with two or more designs most years by the mid 2000s.
How to recognize it
Yvonne Holton divided the reverse into four quarters: a rose and a thistle fill two of them and a portcullis, the emblem of Parliament, sits in each of the other two. A linking jigsaw motif runs across the whole design, showing the pieces fitting together. The dates 1707 and 2007 surround it with the denomination TWO POUNDS. The rose stands for England and the thistle for Scotland, so the quarters carry the coin's message of two nations joined. The edge reads UNITED INTO ONE KINGDOM. The jigsaw pattern is the detail that makes this coin unmistakable. The obverse carries Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen.
The other side carries Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, used from 1998 to 2015.
2007 Act of Union £2 by the numbers
Measured by how many were made, the 2007 Act of Union £2 ranks 36th lowest of 42 circulating £2 coins with a published mintage. The next scarcer is the 2006 Brunel Achievements £2 (7.45 million); the next more common is the 2006 Brunel Portrait £2 (7.93 million).
For scale, the most common is the 2005 End of World War II (VE Day 60) £2 with 10.2 million, about 1.4 times as many. The scarcest is the 1989 Claim of Right £2 with 381,400, 20 times fewer than this one.
2007 brought 1 other circulating £2 design: the Abolition of the Slave Trade (8.45 million). The 2007 Act of Union £2 was the scarcest of the year.
What to check on your 2007 Act of Union £2
- Read the edge. It should say UNITED INTO ONE KINGDOM. A wrong or missing edge inscription is the quickest sign of a counterfeit.
- Check the two metals: a silver-colored center and a gold-colored ring, with the ring tight and level all the way around.
- Weigh it: a genuine two-metal £2 weighs 12.0 g. Fakes are often a little light and softer in detail.
- Compare the portrait and lettering with a known genuine coin. Blurry letters, a flat portrait or uneven spacing point to a copy.
A circulation mintage of 7,545,000 puts the Act of Union £2 firmly in the common group. A worn example is a face value coin. Handle a nice one by the rim to keep fingerprints off the fields. Sharp uncirculated ones bring a small premium. The jigsaw lines and thistle leaves are good places to judge wear. If you want to confirm a doubtful coin, look for clear, evenly spaced edge letters, a center that doesn't move in the ring and the expected contrast between gold-colored ring and silver-colored center.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 pounds |
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
| Year | 2007 |
| Circulation mintage | 7,545,000 |
| Composition | Bimetallic: cupronickel center in a nickel-brass outer ring |
| Weight | 12.0 g |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Lettered: UNITED INTO ONE KINGDOM |
| Designer | Yvonne Holton |
| Portrait | Rank-Broadley |
Other 2007 £2 coins
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 Abolition of the Slave Trade £2 Coin | 8,445,000 | Face value |
Frequently asked questions
What does the edge of the Act of Union £2 say?
UNITED INTO ONE KINGDOM. The words refer to the 1707 union of England and Scotland. The reverse shows a rose, a thistle and two portcullises joined by a jigsaw pattern, with the dates 1707 and 2007.
How many Act of Union £2 coins were made?
The Royal Mint struck 7,545,000 for circulation in 2007. That is a high figure, so the coin is easy to find in change. Worn ones are face value coins and only crisp uncirculated examples bring a small premium.
Mintage figures: Two pound coin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Mint figures. How we build these pages.