The 2012 Summer Olympics was hosted by the city of London. The 30^th annual Summer Olympics, London ramped up construction on new facilities across the city to host the games and the Royal Mint of England pumped up interest among citizens with the production of a gold bullion coin series counting down the years to the arrival of the games. Right now, you can buy the 2009 5 Pound Great Britain Olympic Countdown Gold Coin online at Provident Metals in perfect condition.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an NGC protective plastic slab!
• 1^st release in the 3-coin Olympic Countdown gold series from the Royal Mint!
• Limited mintage of just 4,000 gold coins!
• Limited number of certified perfect gold coins from this series!
• Contains 1.1771 Troy oz of actual gold content.
• Bears a face value of 5 Pound sterling (GBP) fully backed by the British government.
• Issued a Grade of PF70 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
• UCAM label.
• Queen Elizabeth II features on the obverse.
• Olympic swimmers compete on the reverse with a digitized number 3 in the center.

These 2009 5 Pound Great Britain Olympic Countdown Gold Coins are available to you for purchase online with a perfect certification from the NGC. Coins with a PF70 grade are perfect proof specimens with full, original mint luster and no detracting flaws of any kind on the surface areas or design elements. The included UCAM label indicates the coins are ultra-cameo specimens with strong, frosted designs and deeply-mirrored, clear background fields.

Obverse

Queen Elizabeth II is depicted on the obverse field of the 2009 5 Pound Great Britain Olympic Countdown Gold Coin. Her Majesty is shown here in right-profile relief in the ever-popular Ian Rank-Broadley design. Created in 1998, the image features the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.

Reverse

One of the most popular sporting categories of the Summer Olympics involves swimming and diving contests. These are some of the most heated contests and for the first release in the Olympic Countdown Series, the Royal Mint pits two swimmers against each other in the reverse design of the 2009 5 Pound Great Britain Olympic Countdown Gold Coin. In the center of the design field is a number 3 in a style similar to that of a digital clock. It marks the start of the countdown in the gold series to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

History

This brief proof gold coin series from the Royal Mint featured a fresh image of Olympic athletes competing in different sports for each design release, along with a number marking the years remaining until the games came to town.

Ordering

All 2009 5 Pound Great Britain Olympic Countdown Gold Coins in this listing come with a protective plastic slab courtesy of the NGC.

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