Description
2008 ROYAL MINT
PIEDFORT
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON OLYMPICS
SILVER PROOF TWO POUND COIN
BOX AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
THIS COIN WAS ISSUED BY THE ROYAL MINT
TO COMMEMORATE THE LAST OLYMPIC GAMES HELD IN LONDON IN 1908
THE TERM ‘PIEDFORT’, DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH LANGUAGE MEANING ‘FOOT’ AND ‘STRONG’. THE COIN IS DOUBLE THE NORMAL THICKNESS AND WEIGHT OF A
STANDARD COIN
DENOMINATION: TWO POUNDS
METAL: .925 SILVER HIGHLIGHTED WITH FINE GOLD
WEIGHT:24.00 GRAMS
DIAMETER: 28.40 MM
RESERVE DESIGNER: THOMAS T. DOCHERTY
OBVERSE: IAN RANK-BROADLEY
