UPC: UKCGBP

Manufacturer: Royal Mint

Issuing Country: United Kingdom

Year: 2002

Monarch: Elizabeth II (1953 - 2022)

Collections: Commonwealth Games

KEY FOCUS: CONTAINS 4 of the Top 5 RAREST £2 COINS according to the Scarcity Index 

Number 1 Commonwealth Games - Northern Ireland 100

Number 2 Commonwealth Games - Scotland 84

Number 3 Commonwealth Games - England 77

Number 5 Commonwealth Games - Wales 58

Denomination: £2 x 4

Metal: Base Metal

Weight: 12.00 Grams Each

Diameter: 28.40mm

Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated

Issue Limit: 47,895 Worldwide

Presentation: Presentation Pack Sealed

 

To mark the celebration of sporting excellence, in 2002 the Royal Mint issued a very Limited Issue Brilliant Uncirculated collection of four £2 Two Pound Coins to celebrate the XVII Commonwealth Games.

 

The reverse is the work of artist and sculptor Matthew Bonaccorsi, a skilled member of the Royal Mint engraving team, whose design was the winning entry in a competition.

Representing celebration, victory and sportsmanship it shows a moving figure holding aloft a banner, the top of which is divided into lines symbolising the lanes of a running track or swimming pool.

 

There are four versions of the coin, one for each of the participating teams from the United Kingdom. They are featured in turn, by their flags appearing in cameo.
The obverse design is Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

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