Captain Cook £2 coins

Three Captain Cook £2 designs were issued from 2018 to 2020, none of them for circulation.

Designs
3
Years
2018 to 2020

Captain Cook £2 value list

None of the set has a published circulation mintage, so the list follows the order of issue. Each value is the typical price for the design, worked out from published UK prices and checked in September 2026.

  1. Stern of HM Bark Endeavour leaving Plymouth over a map of Plymouth Sound, with Cook's signature below the ship
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2018

    Captain Cook, 1768 departure £2

    2018, Captain Cook's voyage of discovery

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £34
  2. Sails of HM Bark Endeavour beneath a sun bearing the symbol of Venus, with CAPTAIN JAMES COOK around the rim
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2019

    Captain Cook, 1769 Tahiti £2

    2019, Captain Cook's voyage of discovery

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £21
  3. Bow of HM Bark Endeavour and a canoe over a map of Australia and New Zealand with BOTANY BAY marked
    Photo: The Royal Mint, 2020

    Captain Cook, 1770 Australia and New Zealand £2

    2020, Captain Cook's voyage of discovery

    Not issued for circulation
    Issued
    Not issued for circulation
    Value
    £18

Captain Cook £2 coins in order of issue

  1. 2018

    The Captain Cook, 1768 departure £2 (2018). The 2018 Captain Cook £2 opens Gary Breeze's three-coin series, showing HM Bark Endeavour sailing out of Plymouth on the 250th anniversary of Cook's first voyage of discovery.

  2. 2019

    The Captain Cook, 1769 Tahiti £2 (2019). The 2019 Captain Cook £2 is the middle coin of the three, marking the 250th anniversary of Cook's voyage to Tahiti to watch the transit of Venus.

  3. 2020

    The Captain Cook, 1770 Australia and New Zealand £2 (2020). The 2020 Captain Cook £2 completes the series with the bow of Endeavour and a canoe over a map of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, on the 250th anniversary of Cook sailing those coasts.

Captain Cook £2 questions

How many Captain Cook £2 coins are there?

There are three Captain Cook £2 designs, issued from 2018 to 2020: the Captain Cook, 1768 departure £2, the Captain Cook, 1769 Tahiti £2 and the Captain Cook, 1770 Australia and New Zealand £2.

Which Captain Cook £2 is worth the most?

In uncirculated condition the highest is the Captain Cook, 1768 departure £2, typically £34. Values were checked in September 2026.