2012 LONDON OLYMPICS PEGASUS 5 oz. 999 Silver Proof Coin Royal Mint with Box & COA

  

2012 Official LONDON OLYMPICS PEGASUS 5 Troy oz. 999 Silver Proof 10 Pounds Coin from The Royal Mint, with Case, Box and Certificate of Authenticity. A LIMITED MINTAGE OF ONLY 7,500 COINS!

Coin shows some Natural Toning on the reverse. Outside of box shows some wear. This London 2012 proof coin celebrates the Olympic and Paralympic Games with a unique design, but it also has the distinction of being the UKs first ever five-ounce legal tender coin, composed of.

Depicted on the proof coin's reverse is a flying Pegasus, the winged horse made famous in Greek mythology, which represents the Olympic ideals of Faster, Higher, Stronger. Pegasus links back to the ancient history of the Olympic Games that started in Greece at around 776 BC. The first five-ounce UK legal tender coin shows the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The portrait is surrounded by the inscriptions of "ELIZABETH II, " "D G REG FD" and the face value of TEN POUNDS. The initials of IRB are found below the portrait indicative of the artist.

At 65 mm in diameter, the proof coin provides an impressive medium for the artistic reverse design, and is a must have piece for any coin collection. 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS PEGASUS 5 oz. 999 Silver Proof Coin Royal Mint w/ Box & COA! The item "2012 LONDON OLYMPICS PEGASUS 5 oz. 999 Silver Proof Coin Royal Mint with Box & COA" is in sale since Thursday, October 15, 2020.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\UK (Great Britain)\Commemorative". The seller is "zeppelindogs" and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Israel, Switzerland, Qatar, Kuwait, Brazil.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Certification: Uncertified
• Year: 2012
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Composition: .

  999 Silver

• 2012 London Olympics 10 Pound Coin: Pegasus, Queen Elizabeth II