Twopence (British pre-decimal coin)
United Kingdom | |
| Value | 2d sterling |
|---|---|
| Mass | 56.7 g (2 oz) |
| Diameter | 41 mm (1.6 in) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Composition | Copper |
| Years of minting | 1797 |
| Mint marks | SOHO, below and to the right of Britannia. |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Profile of George III |
| Designer | Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
| Design date | 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. It was a short-lived denomination in copper, being minted only in 1797 by Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint.
These coins were made legal tender for amounts of up to one shilling by a proclamation of 26 July 1797. Short-lived twopence coins in silver were also minted in 1817, 1818 and 1820. Twopence coins were made redundant in 1860 with the advent of bronze coinage. The twopence was the largest and heaviest copper coin to circulate across Britain, and second largest and heaviest coin in British circulation after emergency money issued locally under Charles I.