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Great Fire of London £2 Coin

£2 coin struck in 2016 to mark the 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of London.

2016 £2 Coin Great Fire of London

Coin Rarity

Can be found in change: 1625000 coins created to enter circulation. Available to purchase in Brilliant Uncirculated quality from release date: 07 November 2015.

Coin Value - How much is my Great Fire of London £2 coin worth?

£17

Prices from £8.99 on issue, in as new condition this BU £2 coin is worth about £17. Expect to sell your unpackaged / carded coin for between £15 and £18 on eBay / Facebook.

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The Great Fire of London by an unknown artist
The Great Fire of London by an unknown artist

On 2nd September 1666, a fire started at a bakery on Pudding Lane. Due to the closely-built, wooden houses, it spread quickly and was soon uncontrollable. It became necessary to demolish buildings to contain the fire and help prevent it from spreading further but 13,200 houses were amongst the buildings destroyed and much of London had to be rebuilt.

This coin marking the 350th anniversary of the event shows the burning city from the perspective of someone in a boat on the Thames, trying to escape as many did during the blaze. Designed by Aaron West, it depicts flames rising high above the city, capturing the drama of the situation, and the anniversary dates and 'The Great Fire of London' around the edge. The coin carries the 5th portrait obverse design by Jody Clark, and the edge inscription 'THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES'.

Coin Packaging

Brilliant Uncirculated coins produced by The Royal Mint must be sold in packaging when first offered for sale - whether direct or via official distributors.

This £2 in Brilliant Uncirculated quality was included in these coin packs / sets:

2016 United Kingdom Annual Coin Set

Available to purchase on the release date 05 November 2015 from The Royal Mint, currently valued at £195 for as new packaging and coin.

Packs Sold: 22,786

Great Fire of London 2016 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin

Available to purchase on the release date 05 November 2015 from The Royal Mint, currently valued at £21 for as new packaging and coin.

Packs Sold: 23,215
£24

Great Fire of London 2016 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin is available to buy from Coin Hunter for £24 plus delivery.

Great Fire of London 2016 £2 BU PNC

Available to purchase on the release date 09 November 2016 from The Royal Mint, currently valued at £21 for as new packaging and coin.

Packs Sold: 8,524
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Coin Reverse (tails side)

A view across the River Thames of the City of London in flames with boats fleeing the burning city with the inscription "1666 THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 2016"

Design by: Aaron West

Coin Obverse (heads side)

5th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark with the inscription "ELIZABETH II • DEI • GRA • REGINA • FID • DEF •".

Coin Edge

The 2.5mm milled edge is inscribed with the text "THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES".

Coin Specification

Denomination: £2
Alloy: Cupronickel (inner) Nickel-Brass (outer)
Weight: 12g
Diameter: 28.4mm
Quality: BU
Year: 2016

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Coin Hunter CH codes: CH1666FIRE CH1666LONDON CH1666GREAT CH2016FIRE CH2016LONDON CH2016GREAT

This coin uses Coin Hunter search codes to identify the coin based on any date shown on the coin and words shown on the reverse of the coin.

The code is made up of CH then a 4 digit year date such as 1666 and one word from the tails side of the coin, for example FIRE no spaces are used, so one of 6 possible codes for this coin is CH1666FIRE.

The full list of codes that can be used to quick search coin information for the Great Fire of London £2 coin (such as current value) are based on the dates 1666,2016 and words FIRE,LONDON,GREAT : CH1666FIRE CH1666LONDON CH1666GREAT CH2016FIRE CH2016LONDON CH2016GREAT

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