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1986 £2 Coin Nickel-Brass Sp#K1 aUNC "Thistle" for XIII Commonwealth Games (Scotland).

Struck in 1986 this was the first British coin issued to commemorate a sporting event
The reverse, designed by Norman Sillman, features a thistle encircled by a laurel wreath over the cross of St Andrew
The obverse features the third portrait of Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf

The thirteenth Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh in 1986, and are well remembered for being boycotted by 32 of the 59 eligible countries who did not agree with Britain's sporting connections to South Africa during the Apartheid era.

Specification Value

Denomination £2

Alloy Nickel Brass

Weight 15.97 g

Diameter 28.40mm

Reverse Designer Norman Sillman

Specification Value

Obverse Designer Raphael Maklouf

Edge Inscription XIII COMMONWEALTH GAMES SCOTLAND 1986

Quality Circulating 8.22m mintage

Year 1986