Lot 3
1996 & 1999 FOOTBALL & RUGBY PIEDFORT SILVER PROOF 2 POUND COINS
Sold
£80
Live Auction
Coins of the Realm Auction 58
Live bidding began Aug 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM BST
Size
Specifications: 1996 - Mintage 10,000 & 1999 - Mintage 10,000, Diameter 28.40mm each, 1996 - Weight 31.96g & 1999 - Weight 24g & 1996 - (.925) Sterling Silver & 1999 - (.925) Sterling Silver & an outer ring has been plated with Fine Gold
Description
GREAT BRITAIN: (1952-2022) Queen Elizabeth II 1996 & 1999 Piedfort Silver Proof Two Pound Coins. (1) 1996 - Commemorative issue European Football Championship in England 1996. Third Portrait. Obverse: Designer is Raphael David Maklouf. Elizabeth II bust facing right. Legend: ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA.F.D.2 POUNDS. Reverse: Designer is John Mills. A gently concave surface representing a football & the date 1996 in two lines in the centre. Lettering: 1996 Edge Milled with incuse lettering: THE TENTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. (2) 1999 - Commemorative issue Rugby World Cup, Wales 1999. Fourth Portrait. Obverse: Designer is Ian Rank-Broadley. Elizabeth II bust facing right. Legend: ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRA.REG.FID.DEF. Reverse: Designer is Ron Dutton. In centre a coloured hologram rugby ball & goal posts surrounded by a stylised stadium. Lettering: 1999 TWO POUNDS. Edge Milled with incuse Lettering: RUGBY WORLD CUP 1999 + Both come with Box, Certificates & Capsules.
Condition
Proof - 1996 F.D.C & 1999 light marks on obverse
Signature
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