Olympic handover £2 coins
Two Olympic handover £2 designs were issued from 2008 to 2012, all of them for circulation.
- Designs
- 2
- Years
- 2008 to 2012
- Lowest mintage
- 845,000
Olympic handover £2 value list
The list runs from the lowest circulation mintage up. The rarest is the Olympic handover, London to Rio £2, with 845,000 struck, which ranks it 7 of the 44 £2 designs ranked by rarity. Each value is the typical price for the design, worked out from published UK prices and checked in September 2026.
Rank 1
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2012 Olympic handover, London to Rio £2
Rarity: Rare- Mintage
- 845,000
- Value
- £7
Rank 2
Photo: The Royal Mint, 2008 Olympic handover, Beijing to London £2
Rarity: Rare- Mintage
- 918,000
- Value
- £7
Olympic handover £2 coins in order of issue
- 2008
The Olympic handover, Beijing to London £2 (2008). The Olympic handover £2 of 2008 shows the Olympic flag passing from one hand to another as the Games moved from Beijing to London.
- 2012
The Olympic handover, London to Rio £2 (2012). The London to Rio Olympic handover £2 from 2012 shows a relay baton passing between two hands over a flag that turns from the Union flag into the flag of Brazil.
Olympic handover £2 questions
How many Olympic handover £2 coins are there?
There are two Olympic handover £2 designs, issued from 2008 to 2012: the Olympic handover, Beijing to London £2 and the Olympic handover, London to Rio £2.
Which Olympic handover £2 is the rarest?
The Olympic handover, London to Rio £2 has the lowest circulation mintage in the set, with 845,000 struck in 2012. The next rarest is the Olympic handover, Beijing to London £2, with 918,000 struck.
Which Olympic handover £2 is worth the most?
In circulated condition the Olympic handover, Beijing to London £2 is worth the most, typically £7. In uncirculated condition the highest is the Olympic handover, London to Rio £2, typically £25. Values were checked in September 2026.