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This specially designed presentation pack is a delightful and affordable way of commemorating the success of the London 2012 bid and the official Handover Ceremony, marking the start of the countdown to the London 2012 Games.

The £2 coin appropriately features on its reverse the Olympic Flag and the London 2012 logo. Surrounding the central design are the words 'BEIJING 2008' and 'LONDON 2012' along its outer ring, set against a backdrop of lines reminiscent of an athletics track.

Official Product of London 2012

• Contains a Brilliant Uncirculated £2 coin housed in a beautifully illustrated presentation pack
• The first ever United Kingdom coin to feature the Olympic Flag and the London 2012 logo
• Minted to a higher quality than the coins in your pocket
• The reverse design features the Olympic Flag and the London 2012 logo
• The obverse bears the portrait of Her Majesty The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
• The edge of the coin features the inscription I CALL UPON THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD, an extract from the traditional speech of the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
• Authorised by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• Presented in a pack featuring an official London 2012 holographic security device
• The perfect keepsake or gift to commemorate this historic event.

An affordable memento of the official Olympic Games Handover Ceremony, marking the start of the countdown to London 2012. It is also the perfect gift for birthdays or special occasions in 2008 or to give to someone who is particularly interested in the Olympic Games.

To see the full range of Olympic Games Handover Ceremony products from the Royal Mint, please view our dedicated website at www.royalmint.com/handover

On 6 July 2005 at 12:46pm (BST) Jacques Rogge stood in front of the International Olympic Committee General Assembly in Singapore and announced that the Olympic Games in 2012 had been awarded to London.

More than a billion people around the world are thought to have witnessed the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games where the Olympic Flag was passed from the Mayor of Beijing to the Mayor of London. This was followed by a short performance of dance and music inviting the world to London for the 2012 Games. The Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games was held on 17 September.

Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games, explained the meaning of the Flag back in 1931:

'The Olympic Flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.'