Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells often: 71 verified sales in the last 12 months.
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Archery (2011)
"Olympic Archery 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 3,345,500 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Olympic 50p (2011) |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8.000g |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Thickness | 2.00mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Piotr Powaga |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Hand holding arrow, bow string drawn, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £2.11 🔒 eBay | £3.88 | – | £0.45 – £5.98 | 5 | 5 | 11-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £4.97 🔒 eBay | £4.97 | – | £2.00 – £5.95 | 5 | 6 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £1.46 🔒 eBay | £1.58 | ▼20.6% | £0.39 – £16.15 | 61 | 61 | 16-10-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Archery
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Archery is a circulating 50 pence coin in the Olympic 50p (2011) series, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Hand holding arrow, bow string drawn, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
3,345,500 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Archery worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Archery run from £1.58 to £4.97 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Olympic Archery 50p coins were made?
3,345,500 were struck for circulation, according to the Royal Mint's mintage figures. That is the highest of the 29 London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic 50p designs, more than 1.1 million ahead of the next highest, Athletics, at 2,224,000.
Is the Archery 50p rare?
No. It is the most common coin in the Olympic 50p series by mintage, with 3,345,500 struck. That is almost three times the figure for the Football coin, the scarcest of the 29, at 1,125,500.
Who designed the Archery 50p?
Piotr Powaga, whose entry was chosen from more than 30,000 submissions to the Royal Mint's public design competition. The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the Archery 50p show?
A close view of a hand drawing back a bowstring with an arrow in place, not a full figure of an archer. The London 2012 Paralympic logo is above the design and the words 50 PENCE are below.
Why does the Archery 50p have the Paralympic logo?
The royal proclamation specifies the London 2012 Paralympic logo for five of the 29 designs: Archery, Boccia, Goalball, Table Tennis and Wheelchair Rugby. The other 24 coins carry the London 2012 Olympic logo.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Archery?
Check the weight 8g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (copper-nickel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The Archery 50p is the most plentiful of the 29 coins issued for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The series gave one design to each sport, all dated 2011, and the designs were chosen through a competition open to the public.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 3,345,500. No other coin in the series comes close: Athletics is next at 2,224,000, a gap of more than 1.1 million, and the lowest, Football, stands at 1,125,500. The Royal Mint itself describes Archery as one of the more widely circulated coins in the series.
Among all 50p coins dated 2011 it is nearly level with the WWF commemorative, at 3,400,000.
The reverse was designed by Piotr Powaga and selected from more than 30,000 public submissions. It does not show an archer. It shows a hand drawing back a bowstring with the arrow in place, described in the royal proclamation as "a bow being drawn".
Powaga told the Royal Mint Museum that he wanted to avoid a human silhouette and "focus on one aspect which is the essence of the whole thing". He first considered the archer's eye and the muscles pulling the bow, but found it "too much" for so small a space. The final idea came when he asked his wife to hold something and pretend to draw a bow. He also said he was looking for "some kind of link between ancient sports and Olympic Games today".
Above the hand is the London 2012 Paralympic logo, one of five designs in the series to carry it in place of the Olympic logo. Below is the denomination, 50 PENCE.
The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, in which she wears the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin. Scratches, staining and flattened detail on a circulated example are wear or damage.
With so many struck, there is no need to settle for a worn coin. Look for one where the fingers, the arrow shaft and the bowstring are all still sharp, since the design relies on a few fine lines.
The 2010 proclamation also provided for the Olympic designs to be struck in gold. Change Checker reports that a single gold coin of each design was presented to its designer. These are separate from the 3,345,500 struck for circulation.
This is the Olympic 50p most likely to turn up in change. The other coins carrying the Paralympic logo include the Boccia 50p and the Goalball 50p.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- 2011 Elizabeth II London Olympic Archery 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Archery fifty pence piece, The Royal Mint Museum (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for fifty pence coins commemorating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London Gazette issue 59419, 14 May 2010, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 50p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Olympic Archery 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Do you own the rarest Olympic 50p?, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
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