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5 Pounds - Elizabeth II XXX Olympiad, Countdown 1, Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Reverse lettering | COUNTDOWN 2011 1 london 2012 CA XXX OLYMPIAD |
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Issued as the opening entry in the Royal Mint's official countdown series for the London 2012 Games, this coin was released a full year before the opening ceremony — part of a broader commercial program that generated substantial revenue for the Mint during a period when it was actively expanding its collector coin business following its 2009 move to Llantrisant and conversion to an executive agency trading fund.
The countdown series ran to multiple releases, each timed to a specific milestone before July 2012. First-in-series status gives this piece modest premium positioning within the set, though complete runs in matched grades are rarely assembled.