Coin
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Games in Wales (2002) — United Kingdom
United Kingdom • 2002 • KM# 1033, Sp# K15
Overview
A Proof strike of the 2002 bimetallic 2 Pounds coin of the United Kingdom, commemorating the XVII Commonwealth Games in Wales. The coin showcases Ian Rank-Broadley's obverse portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Matthew Bonaccorsi's reverse design of a running athlete. The Royal Mint produced a highly limited Proof mintage of 4,031 pieces in this series.
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 4,031 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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