Royal Mint's list of the rarest £2 coins in the UK includes number of commemorative Commonwealth Games coins from 2002

Included in the Royal Mint’s list of the rarest £2 coins in the UK are number of commemorative Commonwealth Games coins from 2002

A new report from Coin Hunter has revealed that a 2014 £2 coin commemorating 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War can be worth more than £500.

A new report from Coin Hunter has revealed that a 2014 £2 coin commemorating 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War can be worth more than £500.

The coin, which is still in circulation today, features an image of Lord Kitchener, the British viscount who famously starred in the "Your Country Needs You" recruitment posters.

While a normal version of the coin will be worth no more than its face value of £2, a batch of the coins featured a rare error that boosts their value for collectors.

On some of the coins the words "Two Pounds" are missing on the head side of the coin.

According to experts at Coin Hunter, 5,720,000 of these coins are still in circulation but it appears to be "very rare" to find one without a date.

It isn't clear exactly how many of coins with an error remain in circulation but the first of its kind sold in March 2020 for £500.

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Coin Hunter experts said on Facebook: "Check your coins that feature Lord Kitchener.

"If the heads side does not show 'TWO POUNDS' - you have an error that appears to be very rare."

These are the 9 rarest £2 coins according to the Royal Mint, and their mintage.

A Royal Mint spokesman said: “It’s been 27 years since the first UK £2 coins were struck for circulation, sparking a year of celebrations, but the coin’s history actually stretches back to 1986 when the first commemorative UK £2 coin was struck for the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

“This was the first time a sporting event had been commemorated on UK coinage.

“Although these coins have the same diameter as the post-1997 circulating £2 coin, they are single-coloured nickel brass and much heavier.”