2002 Commonwealth Games Two Pound Coins

All Four 2002 £2 Specimen Coins in Folder

English Reverse on Commonwealth Games £2

Northern Ireland Reverse

Scottish Reverse

Welsh Reverse

For 2002 the UK £2 coins will celebrate the Commonwealth Games to be held in Manchester from 25th July to 4 August 2002. Athletes from all over the world will compete in fourteen individual sports and three team sports over ten days of sporting and cultural activity.

The reverse design, by Royal Mint engraver Matthew Bonaccorsi, depicts a moving figure holding aloft a banner, the top of which is divided into lines of a running track or swimming pool. The design is completed with the edge inscription SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP. MANCHESTER 2002.

Four versions of the coin have been produced, one for each of the participating teams from the UK and distinguished by a cameo version of their respective flags.

Coin Specification

Denomination	Alloy	Weight	Diameter	Issue Limit
£2 gold proof	Bi-colour (i)	15.978 g	28.40 mm	500 sets
£2 silver proof	Bi-colour (ii)	12.00 g	28.40 mm	10,000 sets
£2 silver piedfort	Bi-colour (ii)	24.00 g	28.40 mm	5,000 sets
£2 Base proof	Bi-metal (iii)	24.00 g	28.40 mm	N/A
£2 Base Unc	Bi-metal (iii)	24.00 g	28.40 mm	N/A

Alloys Notes from above table

(i)	Inner - 916.7Au/Ag/cu	Outer - 916.7 Au/cu
(ii)	Inner - 925 Ag	Outer - 925Ag gold plated
(iii)	Inner - Cu/Ni	Outer - NiBr

Availability

Base Metal Bu Set	Available immediately
Base Metal Proof Set	May 2002
Silver Proof Set	Early April 2002
Gold Proof Set	10 June 2002
Silver Piedfort	17 June 2002

For pricing on these coins, please see our main 2002 Commonwealth Games £2 page.