In 2010, to celebrate the Countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Royal Mint released a very Limited Issue Countdown£5 Five Pound Gold Proof Coin struck in solid 22 Carat Gold and has been Certified Slabbed and Graded by PCGS as PR70 DCAM with special NFC Anti-Counterfeiting Technology and is the second in a series of four coins.
The reverse designed by Claire Aldridge BA depicts Athletics featuring a dynamic image of competing runners racing for the finishing line and the coveted gold medal.