4509) Duchess of Hamilton 2026 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, United Kingdom (UK): For the first time this legendary LMS Coronation Class steam locomotive has appeared on an official British Coin - in Gold, Silver and Base Metal Coin Quality: Date/Year of Coin issue: 07.05.2026:
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The Royal Mint (UK) has issued the commemorative £2 coin “The Duchess of Hamilton” on 7 May 2026, in partnership with the National Railway Museum.
The British steam locomotive - "Duchess of Hamilton" was named after the Duchess of Hamilton, a Scottish noblewoman, as part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway’s (LMS) tradition of naming its prestigious Princess Coronation Class locomotives after royalty and nobility.
The name reflected elegance, prestige,
and the locomotive’s role in hauling the luxury Coronation Scot express trains.
From 1998 to 2005, No. 46229 was a static exhibit in the National Railway Museum, standing right next to Mallard.
In September 2005, the National Railway Museum announced that the streamlining would be re-instated, returning the locomotive to its original appearance.
This work was undertaken at Tyseley Locomotive Works and on 18 May 2009, it was returned to the National Railway Museum, going on display in a new exhibition called "Duchess of Hamilton Streamlined: Styling An Era".
Preservation:
46229 Duchess of Hamilton was saved from the scrap yard along with non streamlined classmate 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, as a result of Billy Butlin's efforts to place these locomotives as children's playground exhibits at his holiday camps.
The third preserved member of the class 6235 City of Birmingham was donated by British Railways to Birmingham City Council for preservation within the Birmingham Industrial Museum.
The legendary 6229 "Duchess of Hamilton" Steam Locomotive:
6229 was built in 1938 at Crewe as the tenth member of its class and the last in the second batch of five red streamliners, complete with gold speed cheat stripes (the original five 6220-4 having been given a unique Caledonian blue livery with silver stripes).
In 1939 No. 6229 swapped identities with the first of the class 6220 Coronation and was sent to North America with a specially constructed Coronation Scot train to appear at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
There was therefore for a while a blue 6229 Duchess of Hamilton in the UK and a red No. 6220 Coronation in the USA.
R.A. Riddles drove for most of the tour, owing to the illness of the assigned driver.
The locomotive (though not its carriages) was shipped back from the USA in 1942 after the outbreak of the Second World War, and the identities of the locomotives were swapped back in 1943. The carriages returned in 1946.
No. 6229 was painted wartime black livery in November 1944.
Its streamlined casing was removed for maintenance-efficiency reasons in December 1947 and it was then given the LMS 1946 black livery.
In 1948, 6229 passed into BR ownership.
BR renumbered the locomotive as 46229 on 15 April 1948.
It was painted in the short-lived BR blue livery in April 1950, but it was soon repainted on 26 April 1952 into Brunswick green.
The semi-streamlined smokebox was replaced with a round-topped smokebox in February 1957, and in September 1958 the locomotive was repainted maroon.
The lining was BR style to begin with; then in October 1959, it received the current LMS style lining which it has carried since in preservation.
A Stylish Powerhouse
Designed to cut through the air as sleekly as possible, Duchess of Hamilton is one of the United Kingdom’s most striking high-speed steam locomotives.
Duchess of Hamilton Royal Mint Coin:
The Duchess of Hamilton Royal Mint coin is a 2026 UK commemorative coin that marks the first time this legendary LMS Coronation Class steam locomotive has appeared on an official British coin.
The design, created by artist Gary Breeze, captures the locomotive's streamlined form in motion, highlighting its engineering significance and cultural impact.
The coin is available in five versions: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU), Brilliant Uncirculated Colour (BU - with colour), Silver Proof Colour, Silver Proof Piedfort Colour, and Gold Proof.
Duchess of Hamilton 2026 UK £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin
Brought to Life in Colour:
Colour printing, which is rarely seen on UK £2 coins, adds depth and definition to the locomotive’s distinctive art deco design.
The Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Coin Album
The Information Brochure/Coin Album displaying the BU and Colour Coin
The Duchess of Hamilton £2 Gold Coin
The Duchess of Hamilton £2 Gold Coin with colour. The Coin features the edge inscription - " ‘LMS PRINCESS CORONATION CLASS 6229".
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