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The London 2012 Olympics have ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro. The three-hour show featured some of the biggest names of British pop from decades past, including the Spice Girls, George Michael and Elbow. The official Games flag was handed to the mayor of Rio before the flame at the Olympic Stadium was extinguished.
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·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF· |
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Reverse
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Depicts the moment of a baton handover in a relay race. The hand holding the baton descends from top right, above a sweeping UK flag which twists to become the flag of Brazil below the hand reaching up from bottom left to take the baton. The London 2012 Olympic logo is at the very top of the coin. 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# 1244 Sp# 4953
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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