The 2025 HMS Belfast £2 is setting sail for your collection!

The latest UK £2 coin commemorates one of the most iconic ships in the Royal Navy, HMS Belfast, whose legacy has endured from its days in World War II right up to today, where it stands preserved as a floating museum on the River Thames.

And excitingly, this is the FIRST 2025 dated £2 coin to be released!

The HMS Belfast £2 is only the second £2 coin to be individually issued in 2024

HMS Belfast in stunning detail

HMS Belfast is one of the most iconic Royal Navy ships that served in some of the most pivotal events of the 20th century, including escorting Arctic convoys in 1943, the Battle of North Cape later that year and even supported the Normandy landings on D-Day in 1944. A vessel steeped in so much history, it’s only fitting that HMS Belfast now has a UK coin dedicated to her.

The design of the 2025 UK HMS Belfast £2 has been created by designer and sculptor Gary Breeze with the assistance of Imperial War Museums. It perfectly captures the ship’s historic significance, showing it as it appeared in the 1960s, accompanied by the ship’s motto in Latin – ‘PRO · TANTO · QVID · RETRIBVAMVS’ as the edge inscription.

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But isn’t there already a UK HMS Belfast £2?

You may be reading this thinking to yourself, isn’t there already a HMS Belfast £2 coin in circulation?

Well, you may be thinking of the 2015 First World War Navy £2 coin, which is often affectionately nicknamed the ‘HMS Belfast £2’ due to the battleship’s striking resemblance to the town-class light cruiser.

The ship on the 2015 First World War Navy £2 bears a striking resemblance to HMS Belfast

The Royal Mint never officially designated the ship on the 2015 coin as the HMS Belfast, but the similarity sparked widespread affection for the coin, and it’s remained a favourite among collectors for almost a decade.

The 2025 UK HMS Belfast £2, however, leaves no room for ambiguity as the ship features unmistakeably in the centre of the design.


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5 Comments

  1. Janet Marrs on December 18, 2024 at 8:39 am

    Hi this not about HMS Belfast Coin, it’s about a coin I have just bought on line I need some advice about it. It’s dated 1897 with Queen Victoria on the back of it. Thanks in Advance x

    • Kate on December 18, 2024 at 9:46 am

      Hi Janet, please email [email protected] and they will be able to help with your query.
      Kind regards, Kate

      • Janet Marrs on December 18, 2024 at 2:11 pm

        Thank you Kate for your Kindness and Polite words. x Merry Christmas



  2. Phil ginn on December 10, 2024 at 5:10 pm

    Is this coin going to be released in to general circulation

    • Kate on December 11, 2024 at 3:15 pm

      Hi Phil, this coin is not intended for circulation, to the only way to secure it is in collector quality.
      Kind regards, Kate

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