Issued as part of the Royal Mint's London 2012 Olympic programme, which ultimately ran to 29 different 50p sport designs — the largest number of legal tender coins ever produced for a single event by any mint. The silver collector version was struck alongside a cupro-nickel circulation issue, the latter becoming notorious for the public scramble it generated among change-checkers.
The athletics design was one of several in the series by different artists selected through open competition.
Issued as part of the Royal Mint's London 2012 Olympic programme, which ultimately ran to 29 different 50p sport designs — the largest number of legal tender coins ever produced for a single event by any mint. The silver collector version was struck alongside a cupro-nickel circulation issue, the latter becoming notorious for the public scramble it generated among change-checkers.
The athletics design was one of several in the series by different artists selected through open competition.