2002 Commonwealth Games Wales £2 Gold Proof Coin PCGS PR70 DCAM

In 2002 to celebrate the Manchester XVII Commonwealth Games, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Commonwealth Games Wales £2 Two Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM.

The reverse is the work of artist and sculptor Matthew Bonaccorsi, a skilled member of the Royal Mint engraving team, whose design was the winning entry in a competition.
Representing celebration, victory and sportsmanship it shows a moving figure holding aloft a banner, the top of which is divided into lines symbolising the lanes of a running track or swimming pool.

There are four versions of the Coin, one for each of the participating teams from the United Kingdom. They are featured in turn by their flags appearing in cameo and this coin is for Wales.
The obverse design is Ian Rank Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.

• Limited Mintage of 315 Coins Worldwide
• Struck to Royal Mint's Proof Quality in Solid 22 Carat Gold
• Celebrating the Manchester Commonwealth Games - Wales
• Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM