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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II London Paralympics, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley Reverse: Pippa Sanderson |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, with a diademed and draped bust rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The queen wears a tiara and her hair is styled in characteristic curls. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads 'ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·F·D' to the upper left, with the denomination 'FIVE POUNDS' and date '2012' continuing to the right. |
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| Reverse lettering | LONDON 2012 london 2012 Paralympic Games |
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The London 2012 Paralympics ran August 29 to September 9, overlapping with a moment of genuine public enthusiasm — Team GB finished second in the medal table, above the United States, a result few had predicted. The Royal Mint issued commemoratives for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games under a licensing arrangement with LOCOG, producing an unusually broad range of collector pieces across multiple denominations and finishes.
The .925 silver proof version was struck to the Royal Mint's standard proof specification for the period, with mintage figures controlled by pre-order allocation rather than open production runs.