Bidspirit auction | UK 1996 Royal Mint Brilliant

UK 1996 Royal Mint Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Collection - A 1996 United Kingdom coin collection presented in the original Royal Mint folding card packaging. The set comprises eight denominations of circulating and commemorative coinage. The central commemorative two-pound coin features a reverse design of a stylised football with the date 1996, surrounded by sixteen rings representing the competing nations of the European Football Championship. The one-pound coin displays a Celtic cross with a pimpernel flower, and the fifty-pence coin features the seated figure of Britannia. Other reverse designs include a crowned Tudor rose (20p), a crowned lion (10p), a crowned thistle (5p), the Prince of Wales's feathers (2p), and a portcullis (1p). The obverse of each coin features the third definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The packaging is decorated with a teal and white marbled effect and an embossed gold-foil image of Britannia. Printed text on the cover reads 1996 UNITED KINGDOM BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN COLLECTION. The interior includes a printed history of the European Championship Finals from 1960 to 1992 and an illustration of a footballer.