Coin
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Florence Nightingale (2010) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2010 • KM# 1160, Sp# K26
Overview
A bimetallic 2 Pounds coin of the United Kingdom, issued as a Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) strike in 2010 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale. The obverse features the fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and the reverse depicts the taking of a pulse against a background symbolizing rays of light from Nightingale's lamp. This BU issue had a limited mintage of 73,160 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2010
- Composition
- Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
- Weight
- 12 g
- Diameter
- 28.4 mm
- Thickness
- 2.5 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 1160, Sp# K26
- Issuer
- United Kingdom
Design details
Obverse
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·FID·DEF IRB · 2010 · Unabridged legend: Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix Translation: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse
Depicting the taking of a pulse, while the background is symbolic of the rays of light from Florence Nightingale’s lamp. Script: Latin Lettering: 1820 - FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE - 1910 GS TWO POUNDS Engraver: Gordon Summers
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Ian Rank-Broadley, Gordon Summers is credited as the designer for the Circulating commemorative coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Low mintage: Only 73,160 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 1160, Sp# K26. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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