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Coin Collecting News2008 United Kingdom Handover Ceremony Commemorative Coins
To celebrate the successful London 2012 bid and commemorate the Handover Ceremony of the Olympic Flag from Beijing to London on the 24 August 2008, the Royal Mint has struck a commemorative legal tender £2 coin available in 22 carat gold, sterling silver and base alloys.
The Design
The legal tender £2 coin features on its reverse the Olympic Flag and the London 2012 logo. This design has been created by the Royal Mint Engraving Team and has been authorised by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Surrounding the central design are the words ‘BEIJING 2008′ and ‘LONDON 2012′ along its outer ring, set against a backdrop of lines reminiscent of an athletics track.
The edge of the Handover Ceremony £2 coin features the inscription I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD.
The 2008 United Kingdom Handover Ceremony £2 Brilliant Uncirculated Presentation Pack
This specially designed presentation pack is a delightful and affordable way of commemorating the outstanding success of the London 2012 bid and the official Handover Ceremony.
The 2008 United Kingdom Handover Ceremony £2 Silver Proof Coin
Also available is a limited edition Sterling silver version of the coin, struck to impeccable Proof quality. This superb coin has an outer ring plated with fine gold, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, attesting to the low product issue limit of only 20,000.
The 2008 United Kingdom Olympic Games Handover Ceremony £2 Gold Proof Coin
# The first ever United Kingdom coin to feature the Olympic Flag and the London 2012 logo
# Strict issue limit of 3,000*
# Struck in 22 carat red and yellow gold
# Produced to exceptional Proof quality
# The obverse bears the portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
# Authorised by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
# Housed in a high quality walnut-veneer case featuring an official London 2012 holographic security device
All coins are available from the Royal Mint Website
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About the Author
The Royal Mint is a department of government and its primary responsibility remains the provision of the United Kingdom coinage. Its reputation, however, extends beyond this and internationally it has a reputation for making some fascinating coins for over 100 countries. The history of the Royal Mint itself stretches back over 1100 years. There is an unbroken link from the scattered workshops of the moneyers of Anglo-Saxon London to a single mint within the Tower of London, from a purpose-built premises at Tower Hill to the huge modern coining plant in South Wales.
