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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Games in Wales (2002) — United Kingdom

United Kingdom • 2002 • KM# 1033, Sp# K15

2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Games in Wales (2002) — United Kingdom

Overview

A BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) strike of the bimetallic 2 Pounds commemorative coin from the United Kingdom, issued in 2002 for the Commonwealth Games in Wales. It features Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and an athlete with the Welsh flag on the reverse. Struck by the Royal Mint, this specific finish had a limited mintage of 47,895 pieces.

Specifications

Country
United Kingdom
Year
2002
Composition
Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in nickel brass ring
Weight
12 g
Diameter
28.4 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Mint
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
References
KM# 1033, Sp# K15
Issuer
United Kingdom

Design details

Obverse

Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around.

Reverse

A moving figure of an athlete holding a banner, divided into lines to symbolise lanes of a running track with Welsh flag, legend and denomination right.

Collector insights

  • Design heritage: Ian Rank-Broadley, Matthew Bonaccorsi is credited as the designer for the Circulating commemorative coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
  • Struck at: Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
  • Low mintage: Only 47,895 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
  • Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 1033, Sp# K15. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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