United Kingdom · Elizabeth II (1952–2022)

United Kingdom Five Pounds, London 2012 Countdown 1 — Elizabeth II (2011)

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About this coin

Five-pound commemorative marking one year remaining until the London 2012 Olympic Games, with cycling and a digital countdown numeral.

Obverse

Elizabeth II’s fourth portrait faces right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara.

Script: Latin

Lettering

ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D
IRB
FIVE POUNDS

Translation

Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.

Reverse

A stylised cyclist overlaps a large digital 1, with the London 2012 emblem and Olympic inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering

COUNTDOWN
2011 1 london 2012
CA XXX OLYMPIAD

Mints and mintmarks

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales.

Engraver and mintmaster marks

No mintmark.

Identification and varieties

Individual pack sales of 163,235 are known; stamp-and-coin pack sales are not established, so the full total is left blank.

Measurements

Dimensions are nominal; individual coins may vary.

Years, mintmarks and variants

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YearMintMintmarkVariantMintageNotesFind this issue
2011LlantrisantNoneBrilliant uncirculated163,235 individual pack sales known; additional cover sales and full total not established.
2011LlantrisantBrilliant uncirculated

163,235 individual pack sales known; additional cover sales and full total not established.

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