1999
UNITED KINGDOM
SILVER PROOF
PIEDFORT
TWO POUND COIN
RUGBY WORLD CUP
IN 1999 THE WORLDS BEST RUGBY
PLAYING NATIONS BATTLED FOR THE
WEBB ELLIS CUP IN WHAT WOULD
BE THE FOURTH RUGBY WORLD
CUP TOURNAMENT.
WHEN THE COIN IS TILTED THE
WONDERFUL EXPLOSION OF COLOUR
CREATED BY THE DEFLECTED RAYS
OF LIGHT BRINGS THE PICTURE TO
VIBRANT LIFE. IT IS A FEATURE USED
TO FULL EFFECT BY THE ARTIST WHO,
IN HIS REPRESENTATION OF A PACKED
RUGBY STADIUM VIEWED FROM ABOVE,
WANTED TO CAPTURE THE 'PULSATING
ATMOSPHERE, MOVEMENT, SOUND
AND COLOUR' OF A GREAT GAME
AND ITS ENTHUSIASTIC SPECTATORS.
THIS LEGAL TENDER PIEDFORT COIN HAS BEEN
STRUCK TO THE HIGHEST PROOF
QUALITY USING SPECIALLY SELECTED
BLANKS AND HIGHLY POLISHED DIES.
PIEDFORT COINS ARE STRUCK
ON THICKER THAN NORMAL BLANKS.
SPECIFICATIONS
DENOMINATION: 2 POUNDS
ALLOY OUTER RING: STERLING .925
SILVER PLATED WITH .999 FINE GOLD
INNER DISC: STERLING .925 SILVER
EDGE INSCRIPTION: RUGBY WORLD CUP 1999
DIAMETER: 28.40MM
WEIGHT: 24.00 GRAMMES
ISSUE LIMIT: 10,000
COINS ARE IN PLASTIC CAPSULES - UNOPENED
WITHIN A PRESENTATION CASE
COMPLETE WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY(COA)
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