In 1997, to commemorate the 450th Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VIII, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue £2 Two Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid solid fine .999 Gold weighing one Twenty-Fifth of an ounce of solid pure Gold.

The reverse features a a portrait of King Henry VIII with shield bearing the King's representation of Buckingham Palace with a member of the Household Cavalry in the foreground while the obverse depicts the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

• Limited Mintage of 25,000 Coins Worldwide
• Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality
• Struck in Solid Fine .999 Gold Weighing One Twenty-Fifth of an Ounce of Pure Gold
• Commemorating the 450th Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VIII
• Encapsulated