According to the the Royal Mint...

To celebrate London 2012, we've specially made 29 beautiful 50p coins depicting the sports of the Olympic and Paralympic Games which are available for you to collect. From Autumn 2010 the coins will start to appear as change in your pocket, so keep a look out! And if that's not exciting enough, we've also carefully polished and packaged each coin in the London 2012 sports collection into a really special set for you to build up into a unique and everlasting memento.

Due to popular demand, we've released all 29 coins early and they're available now, so buy yours today!

Collect your 50p's and share the fun of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with all your friends and family!

Obverse

The obverse shows the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen.

Reverse

The reverse shows a different sport for each coin with various designers, some being competition winners.

Each coin shows either the Paralympics or Olympics logo for London 2012 at the top of the coin and the denomination "50 Pence" at the bottom of each coin.

Specification

Number	Design	Reverse Designer	Reverse
1	Aquatics	Jonathan Olliffe	A swimmer in water with the London Olympics logo at the top of the coin and the denomination "50 Pence" at the bottom.
2	Archery	Piotr Powaga	A hand is shown drawing a bow with the London Paralympics logo above and the denomination "50 Pence" below.
3	Athletics	Florence Jackson	An athlete jumping over a high jump bar with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
4	Badminton	Emma Kelly	A shuttlecock takes up most of the coin and to the left there are badminton actions with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
5	Basketball	Sarah Payne	The field of the coin depicts a textured basketball with basketball players playing in the foreground. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
6	Boccia	Justin Chung	A boccia player in a wheelchair with the London Paralympics logo above and the denomination "50 Pence" below.
7	Boxing	Shane Abery	A pair of boxing gloves in the centre of the coin, with the background of the 50p depicting a boxing ring. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
8	Canoeing	Timothy Lees	An athlete in a canoe on a slalom course with big waves around them. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
9	Cycling	Theo Crutchley-Mack	A cyclist cycling in a velodrome with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
10	Equestrian	Thomas Babbage	A horse with their rider jumping over a fence with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
11	Fencing	Ruth Summerfield	Two athletes competing in a fencing match with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
12	Football	Neil Wolfson	An explanation of the offside rule in a diagram form with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
13	Goalball	Jonathan Wren	An athlete throwing a ball during a goalball match with the London Paralympics logo above and the denomination "50 Pence" below.
14	Gymnastics	Jonathan Olliffe	A gymnast performing with a ribbon. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
15	Handball	Natasha Ratcliffe	A picture of a full handball court in the background with a handball player in the foreground about to throw a ball. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
16	Hockey	Robert Evans	Two opposing hockey players battling for the ball. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
17	Judo	David Cornell	Two competitors in a Judo competition with one throwing the other to the ground. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
18	Modern Pentahlon	Daniel Brittain	A silhouette montage of the five sports in the modern pentathlon. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
19	Rowing	Davey Podmore	Two rowers in a boat with the words "EXCELLENCE FRIEDNSHIP, FAIR PLAY, RESPECT" repeated twice, to show the meaning of the Olympic movement. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
20	Sailing	Bruce Rushin	Three sailing boats against the background of a map of the coast of Weymouth. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
21	Shooting	Pravin Dewdhory	An athlete shooting with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
22	Table Tennis	Alan Linsdell	A table tennis table in the background with two bats and a flying ball with the London Paralympics logo above and the denomination "50 Pence" below.
23	Taekwondo	David Gibbons	Two athletes competing in a taekwondo match with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
25	Tennis	Tracy Baines	A tennis ball flying over a tennis net with the London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
26	Volleyball	Daniele Boothman	Three athletes playing volleyball with the ball mid-air. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
27	Weightlifting	Rob Shakespeare	An athlete about to perform a weightlift. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.
28	Wheelchair Rugby	Natasha Ratcliffe	An athlete in a wheelchair during a game of wheel chair rugby. The London Paralympics logo above and the denomination "50 Pence" below.
29	Wrestling	Roderick Enriquez	Two athletes in a wrestling match within a stadium. The London Olympics logo above and the the denomination "50 Pence" below.

Diametre	Weight	Alloy
27.30mm	8.00g	Cupro-Nickel

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