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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Games in Northern Ireland, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, depicting the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait with the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The bust is draped and the effigy is rendered in fine relief characteristic of proof coinage. The legend ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF·IRB arcs around the periphery in Latin script, with the designer's initials IRB appearing below the truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic figure of an athlete in motion, holding aloft a banner, rendered against a background of radiating lines symbolising the lanes of an athletics running track. The Northern Irish flag is depicted to the lower left of the design, referencing the host nation of the XVII Commonwealth Games. The denomination £2 appears to the right, accompanied by the inscription XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2002 and the designer's initials MB for Matthew Bonaccorsi. |
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