© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Games in Wales
2002 year| Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring | 12 g | 28.4 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2002 |
| Value | 2 Pounds 2 GBP = USD 2.62 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 28.4 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#10598 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 15% |
Reverse
A moving figure of an athlete holding a banner, divided into lines to symbolise lanes of a running track with Welsh flag, legend and denomination right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
£2
XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES
MB
Engraver: Matthew Bonaccorsi
Edge
Milled with incuse lettering
Script: Latin
Lettering: SPIRIT·OF·FRIENDSHIP·MANCHESTER·2002
Comment
Issued for circulation as well as being issued in a 4-coin set in both Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof qualities, a coin and stamp BU set was also issued. The coin was also struck in silver proof, silver piedfort and gold proof.