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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Boccia, Silver
| Issuer | Royal Mint |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Dynamic depiction of a boccia athlete seated in a wheelchair, shown in the act of delivering a ball, rendered in a stylised, graphic manner by designer Justin Chung. The London 2012 Paralympic Games logo appears prominently in the upper field. The denomination 50 PENCE is inscribed in the lower field, with the lettering LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES completing the design. |
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Issued as part of the Royal Mint's London 2012 Paralympic Games commemorative program, this piece belongs to a fifty-coin sports series released across 2011 and 2012 — one of the largest themed commemorative programs the Mint had undertaken. Boccia, a precision ball sport developed specifically for athletes with severe physical impairments, was added to the Paralympic program in 1984. The silver versions of this series saw considerably lower uptake than their base-metal counterparts, which circulated widely enough that the full set became a minor national collecting phenomenon.