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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Aquatics, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted as a right-facing diademed and draped bust occupying the central field of the heptagonal flan. The Queen wears a tiara adorned with floral ornaments and a pearl drop earring, rendered in fine relief with pronounced sculptural detail characteristic of proof coinage. The circumferential legend reads ELIZABETH·II·D·G REG·F·D·2011, distributed around the upper and lower arcs of the coin. The engraver's initials IRB appear in small letters beneath the truncation of the bust. The mirrored fields and frosted relief surfaces are exemplary of Royal Mint proof production standards. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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One of a sprawling series of 29 Olympic sport 50 pence pieces issued by the Royal Mint in the lead-up to the London 2012 Games — the largest number of designs ever released simultaneously for a single British denomination. The gold proof version was struck in limited numbers for collectors, while the base-metal circulation strikes for several sports became genuine pocket-change rarities, triggering the kind of public scramble that hadn't been seen since the Kew Gardens 50p of 2009.