Rare £2 coin featuring Lord Kitchener which was released in 2014 to commemorate 100 years since the start of the First World War is still in circulation and is worth a fortune

The rare coin, which has been sold for more than £500, is still believed to be in circulation and features an error that makes it extremely valuable to coin collectors.

A rare £2 coin, which was released to commemorate 100 years since the start of the First World War, could still be in circulation and is worth a small fortune to coin collectors. The coin, which features the face of Lord Kitchener who featured on the “Your Country Needs You” posters, was released by the Royal Mint in 2014. 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 boost 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 the coins with an error remain in circulation but the first of its kind sold in March 2020 for £500.

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."

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