| Issuer | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Value | 2 Pounds |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Nickel brass |
| Weight | 15.98 g |
| Dimensions | 28.40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Raphael David Maklouf Reverse: John Mills |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#973, Sp#K7 |
| Obverse description | Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F·D
RDM
· TWO POUNDS · (Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | A gently concave surface representing a football, with the date 1996 in two lines in the centre. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | JWM 19 96 |
| Edge | Milled with incuse lettering |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1996 - - 5 141 350 1996 - BU - 86 501 1996 - Proof - 67 581 |
| Catalog ID | 6759048620 |
| Comments |
