2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Games in Wales, Silver Piedfort

Piedfort coins — struck at twice the normal planchet thickness — have been a Royal Mint collectible format since their modern revival in 1982, but this piece marks the Commonwealth Games hosted across four Welsh cities in 2002: Manchester was the hub, while Cardiff, Wrexham, and Newport took shooting, bowls, and boxing events respectively. It was the first time a single Commonwealth Games had deliberately distributed competition across multiple nations of the United Kingdom, a political arrangement that generated its own quiet controversy over national representation and flag protocols.