This is the official Countdown to London 2012 £5 Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Complete Collection (2009–2012) issued by The Royal Mint. The set contains four commemorative £5 coins struck in cupro-nickel, issued annually to count down to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
• 2009 (3 Years to Go): Features swimmers approaching a finish line alongside a stylized digital numeral "3". • 2010 (2 Years to Go): Depicts two runners sprinting to a finish line next to a stylized digital numeral "2". • 2011 (1 Year to Go): Features a cyclist in action next to a stylized digital numeral "1". • 2012 (The Games Arrive): Depicts three athletes proudly standing on a winner's podium under a ticking clock hand.
Original box and each pack has its original sleeve, coins still in blister pack and never removed.
Also:
Royal Mint 2012 London Paralympic £5 (Five Pound) Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Coin sealed in its original presentation card pack.
• Denomination: £5 (Five Pounds / Crown-sized commemorative coin, legal tender though not intended for general circulation) • Composition: Cupro-nickel (base metal) • Weight & Diameter: 28.28 g, 38.61 mm • Designer: Pippa Sanderson (featuring a split design with a spoked wheel for manoeuvrability, a target for accuracy, a stopwatch for speed, and Big Ben's clock face)
SEALED.
2012 London Olympic £5 Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Coin in its original Royal Mint presentation card pack.
• Denomination: £5 (Crown) • Alloy/Composition: Cupro-nickel • Weight: 28.28 g • Diameter: 38.61 mm • Design: Designed by Saiman Miah, featuring the London skyline and River Thames in the center ring, surrounded by sports pictograms like a clock face, and the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.