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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Goalball (2011)
"Olympic Goalball 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 1,615,500 |
| 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 | Jonathan Wren |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
A goalball player throwing a ball, 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 | £5.45 🔒 eBay | £5.45 | – | £2.00 – £5.50 | 7 | 7 | 16-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £9.50 🔒 eBay | £7.50 | – | £5.95 – £9.50 | 7 | 7 | 21-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.49 🔒 eBay | £2.94 | – | £0.63 – £6.95 | 73 | 73 | 10-10-2026 | |
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| G | £1.70 🔒 eBay | £1.70 (1) | – | £1.70 – £1.70 | 1 | 1 | 03-10-2026 | |
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| MS-64 | £39.00 🔒 eBay | £39.00 (1) | – | £39.00 – £39.00 | 1 | 1 | 21-01-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Goalball
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Goalball 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: A goalball player throwing a ball, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
1,615,500 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Goalball worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Goalball run from £1.70 to £39.00 across 5 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Goalball 50p coins were made?
1,615,500 were struck for circulation, according to the Royal Mint's mintage figures. That is the sixth lowest of the 29 London 2012 sport designs. Only Football, Wrestling, Judo, Triathlon and Tennis were struck in smaller numbers.
Is the Goalball 50p rare?
It is one of the scarcer Olympic 50p coins. The Royal Mint placed it tenth in its list of the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation, published on 7 October 2024, with a mintage of 1,615,500. It is the lowest of the five designs that carry the Paralympic logo.
Who designed the Goalball 50p?
Jonathan Wren, who entered the Royal Mint's public competition after seeing an article in a London newspaper. He told the Royal Mint Museum he drew four designs across Olympic and Paralympic sports. The obverse portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the Goalball 50p show?
A goalball player throwing the ball, with lines radiating from the ball to suggest movement. The ball carries a bell, a reference to the way visually impaired players follow it by sound. The London 2012 Paralympic logo is above and 50 PENCE is below.
Why does the Goalball 50p have a different logo?
Goalball is a Paralympic sport, so the coin carries the London 2012 Paralympic logo in place of the Olympic one. The proclamations give the same logo to four other designs in the series: Archery, Boccia, Table Tennis and Wheelchair Rugby.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Goalball?
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 Goalball 50p is one of 29 coins issued for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, one for each sport, with designs chosen through a competition open to the general public. All are dated 2011. Goalball is a Paralympic sport played by visually impaired athletes, and this is one of five coins in the series that carry the Paralympic logo.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 1,615,500. That is the sixth lowest of the 29: only Football, Wrestling, Judo, Triathlon and Tennis are lower. It is also the lowest of the five Paralympic designs, below Table Tennis (1,737,500), Wheelchair Rugby (1,765,500), Boccia (2,166,000) and Archery (3,345,500).
When the Royal Mint listed the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation on 7 October 2024, the Goalball coin took tenth place.
The reverse is by Jonathan Wren. The proclamation describes it as "a goalball player throwing a ball", with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and 50 PENCE below. Lines radiate from the ball to suggest movement.
The ball has a bell drawn on it. Wren told the Royal Mint Museum that he added it "to explain to people who don't know the sport the rules", since players track the ball by sound. He chose goalball because it is fast paced and he thought "it would work well as a bold, single image", with what he called "whiz lines" for the speed.
Wren entered late, after seeing an article in a London newspaper, and drew four designs across Olympic and Paralympic sports. He knew nothing about goalball at first and researched it from images online. He called being selected "a good legacy to leave to my children".
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. Marks, discolouration and flattened detail on a circulated example are wear, not errors.
On a used coin, check that the bell on the ball and the lines around it are still clear. Confirm the logo too: it should be the Paralympic one, not the Olympic logo used on most of the series.
The May 2010 proclamations also provided for the goalball design in gold and in silver. Those coins share the design but are separate from the 1,615,500 struck for circulation.
The coin was struck for general circulation and the 50p remains a current coin, so it can still turn up in change. The scarcest coin in the series is the Football 50p, and the next rarest above Goalball is the Tennis 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 Goalball 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2011 Olympic Goalball 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Goalball: Jonathan Wren, 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)
- Olympic 50 pence pieces, The Royal Mint Museum (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for a fifty pence silver coin commemorating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London Gazette issue 59419, 14 May 2010, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Making a Splash! The Royal Mint Crowns Atlantic Salmon 50p as Rarest 50p in Circulation, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Rarest 50p Coins, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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