Description
1996 Football £2 Circulated Coin
To commemorate the 10th European football championship, a commemorative £2 coin was struck in celebration of football. The reverse design resembles a football, and is accentuated by the unusual concave surface of the coin.
The year of 1996 is prominent, and the sixteen small rings represent the sixteen teams competing in the tournament. The eventual winners of the competition were Germany who knocked out hosts England in the semi-finals.
Edge Inscriptions: TENTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Unlike commemorative £2 coins from 1999 onwards, this coin issued in single-colour nickel-brass.
1996 Football £2 Circulated Coin Mintage: 5,141,350