In 2002 to celebrate the Manchester Commonwealth Games, the Royal Mint released a Limited Issue Scotland Flag £2 Two Pound Silver Proof Coin struck in solid .925 Sterling Silver.
The reverse shows a moving figure of an athlete holding a banner, the top of which being divided into lines to symbolise lanes of a running track or swimming pool, with a cameo of the Scottish flag and an edge inscription 'SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP, MANCHESTER 2002'. The obverse is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 2,553 Worldwide
Finished to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Celebrating the Manchester Commonwealth Games - Scottish Flag
