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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait, Gymnastics
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 50 Pence |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The truncated, draped bust is rendered in high relief against a plain field. A continuous legend encircles the portrait, with the date and the engraver's initials IRB positioned to the lower right of the effigy. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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One of 29 sport-specific designs commissioned for the London 2012 Olympic Games, this piece was released into general circulation beginning in 2011 — an unusually ambitious program that made the humble 50p the primary vehicle for public engagement with the Games. The Royal Mint released the full set across two years, and the uneven distribution through circulation created immediate informal scarcity for certain sports. Gymnastics proved one of the harder pieces to pull from change.