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The London 2012 Handover Ceremony was performed at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and formed part of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The sequence featured dancers from the Royal Ballet, CandoCo and Zoo Nation with performances by Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page and an appearance by David Beckham.
Obverse
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Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. ELIZABETH·II·D·G·REG·FID·DEF |
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Reverse
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A flag showing the five Olympic rings being passed from a hand on the left to a hand on the right. The surrounding inscription reads "BEIJING 2008" left of image and "LONDON 2012" to right. The London 2012 olympic logo is at the bottom of the coin overlapping both metals. BEIJING 2008 LONDON 2012 |
Edge |
In contrast to the opening ceremonies, many elements of the Olympic closing ceremonies gradually developed more by tradition than official mandate. The president of the Organizing Committee makes a speech before closing the Olympics by saying: And now, I declare the Games of the [ordinal number of Summer Olympics] Olympiad closed. In accordance with tradition, I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in [name of next host city] to celebrate the Games of the [subsequent ordinal number of Summer Olympics] Olympiad. I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD |
2 Pounds
4th portrait
KM# 1106 Sp# 4952
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Nickel Brass |
Center | Cupronickel |
Weight | 12 g |
Diameter | 28.4 mm |
Thickness | 2.5 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Royal Mint
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