Extremely Rare 1971 New Pence Original 2p Coin
Extremely Rare 1971 "New Pence" Original 2p Coin. Extremely Rare 1971 British 2p Coin Featuring The Words'New Pence' Instead Of'Two Pence'. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. When the UK switched to decimal coinage in 1971, it was decided that the word'new' would be included in the denomination on some coins to avoid confusion between the new decimal coinage and the old currency. By 1982 the coins were no longer new so the word was dropped, and the 2p design changed back. This item is in the category "Coins\Coins\British\Decimal Coinage (c. The seller is "geo1210" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Brunei Darussalam, Gibraltar, Iceland, Oman, Kuwait, Philippines, Qatar, Thailand.
- Year of Issue: 1971
- Denomination: 2p