Jersey 2 pound coin, dated 1997, from a mint set.
In 1998, Jersey introduced its first circulation two pound coin, which was bimetallic. This was in line with the UK, which had tried to introduce its own two pound coin in 1997; however, the electronic signature of the UK coins was wrong, so the issue of these coins was postponed until 1998.
By chance, the introduction of the Jersey two pound coin coincided with the introduction of the new effigy of the Queen, by Ian Rank Broadley. The effigy was also adopted in the UK in 1998. The coin in the image below is dated 2003, but the design has not changed since its introduction.
You will be lucky to find a Jersey two pound coin circulating on Jersey, as the population prefers notes to pound coins and two pound coins. However, if you ask at the bank, they will happily find one for you.
Jersey bimetallic two pounds dated 1997 exist - with the Machin effigy instead of the Maklouf effigy - but these were produced for mint sets only. See the image above.
The reverse of the Jersey two pound coin depicts the crests of the island's twelve parishes and was designed by Jersey artist Alan Copp. The reverse includes a latent image that shows "£2" in figures.
The edge inscription on ALL Jersey bimetallic two pound coins read: "CAESAREA INSULA CAESAREA INSULA".