Description
2008 ROYAL MINT
PIEDFORT
OLYMPIC HANDOVER BEIJING TO LONDON CEREMONY
SILVER PROOF TWO POUND COIN
BOX AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
AT THE END OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES THE HOST COUNTRY HANDS OVER
THE OLYMPIC TORCH TO THE NEXT COUNTRY TO HOST THE OLYMPIC GAMES,
IN 2008 THE TORCH WAS HANDED OVER TO LONDON
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: THE ROYAL MINT ENGRAVING TEAM
OBVERSE: IAN RANK-BROADLEY
