Elizabeth II (1952 - 2022), Currency Two-Pounds, 1996, for the European Football Championships, crowned bust right, RDM incuse on truncation for designer Raphael Maklouf, Latin legend and border surrounding, .ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F. D., with TWO POUNDS below bust, the planchet slightly dished both sides, rev. stylised representation of a football with the date 1996 centrally placed and surrounded by sixteen small rings, JMM monogram at top for designer John Mills, edge milled with incuse inscription + TENTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Extremely fine quality.

The tenth UEFA European Championship took place 28 years ago in England and was commonly referred to as Euro 96. The championships have been held every four years since their inception in 1960 which took place in Paris, France. For Euro 1996 sixteen teams participated in a total of 31 matches across 8 different venues with a total of 64 goals scored and over 1.275 million people attending the games.