The gallery below shows some of the rarest £2 coins in circulation. The Isle of Man released a limited-edition coin to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the ‘The Snowman’ by Raymond Briggs. These four all look identical, except for a minor change - the image of the respective flag of the nation included on the front of the coin which is shown next to a running athlete trailing a banner behind. 2003 marked the very first time The Snowman featured on circulating coinage. It belongs to a group offour coins that celebrate the Home Nations' - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland's - participation in thegames. It is the only coin to have a mintage of less than 500,000 and is currently selling on eBay for around £40. The second-rarest by mintage is the fairly innocuous 2017 Royal Shield 50p.

The Kew Garden’s 50p was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009 and only 210,000 coins were put into general circulation in the UK. The coin itself is in high demand from collectors, and it can sell for over £100 online. The most valuable is the Northern Ireland 2002 Commonwealth Games coin, deemed the rarest of all the 37 £2 coins currently in circulation. The Kew Gardens 50p remains the rarest and most sought-after coin in circulation. One of the most valuable £2 coins - the 2012 Commonwealth Games England coin