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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Shooting (2011)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 1,656,500 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Olympic 50p (2011) |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 8.000g |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Thickness | 1.78mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Rev. artist | Pravin Dewdhory |
| 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 person shooting a gun, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
50 PENCE
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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 | £6.04 🔒 eBay | £5.65 | – | £3.30 – £6.04 | 4 | 4 | 26-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £6.01 🔒 eBay | £6.27 | – | £5.95 – £10.40 | 5 | 5 | 30-05-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.77 🔒 eBay | £2.77 | ▼6.3% | £0.93 – £10.80 | 98 | 98 | 13-10-2026 | |
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| AG | £4.38 🔒 eBay | £4.38 (1) | – | £4.38 – £4.38 | 1 | 1 | 11-10-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting 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 person shooting a gun, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
1,656,500 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting run from £2.77 to £6.27 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Olympic Shooting 50p coins were made?
1,656,500 were struck for circulation, according to the Royal Mint's mintage figures. Six of the 29 London 2012 sport 50p designs have a lower figure: Football, Wrestling, Judo, Triathlon, Tennis and Goalball. The other twenty-two were struck in larger numbers.
Is the Shooting 50p rare?
It is the seventh scarcest Olympic 50p by mintage, at 1,656,500. It just missed the Royal Mint's October 2024 list of the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation, which ended with Goalball at 1,615,500, the Olympic design immediately below Shooting.
Who designed the Olympic Shooting 50p?
Pravin Dewdhory, a graphic designer who lived in Hackney next to the Olympic Park and heard about the Royal Mint's public competition through a friend. The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the Shooting 50p show?
A figure in the act of shooting, with the shot breaking into a burst of geometric fragments. Dewdhory based the fragments on a shattered clay pigeon and shaped them to echo the angular London 2012 logo, which appears above, with 50 PENCE below.
Why is the Shooting 50p dated 2011 and not 2012?
All of the London 2012 sport 50p coins in the Royal Mint's mintage figures are listed under 2011, although they mark the 2012 Games. The royal proclamation setting out the designs came into force on 12 May 2010, well ahead of the Games, and the Shooting coin carries the date 2011.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting?
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 Shooting 50p is one of 29 designs issued for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, one for each sport, chosen through a design competition open to the general public. The royal proclamation setting out the designs came into force on 12 May 2010, and the coin is dated 2011.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 1,656,500. That is the seventh lowest of the 29, with Goalball (1,615,500) just below and Taekwondo (1,664,000) just above. The scarcest design, Football, stands at 1,125,500 and the most common, Archery, at 3,345,500.
When the Royal Mint listed the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation in October 2024, the list ended with Goalball in tenth place. Shooting is the next Olympic design after it by mintage, so it sits just outside that list.
The reverse is by Pravin Dewdhory, a graphic designer who heard about the competition from a friend. She knew he was interested in coins, he told the Royal Mint Museum, because he keeps a 1920s till in his living room.
The proclamation describes the design plainly as "a figure shooting". What makes it distinctive is the burst in front of the gun. Dewdhory's idea was to take a shattered clay pigeon and shape the pieces of the explosion to match the geometric segments of the London 2012 logo, tying the sport to the look of the Games.
That look was on his doorstep. He lived in Hackney next to the Olympic Park and had spent the last few years around the building site and its hoardings, with their strong geometric graphics. "They kind of did some of the work for me," he said.
The London 2012 logo sits above the shooter and 50 PENCE below. The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley. The edge is plain.
Collecting notes
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin. The broken, angular shapes in front of the figure are the design, not a die fault. Marks and flattened detail on a coin from change are wear.
On a used example, check that the edges of the fragments are still crisp and the figure's arms and gun are clearly outlined.
The Royal Mint has offered examples that it describes as struck for general circulation and later acquired from the secondary market. The 2010 proclamation also provided for the designs to be struck in gold, a separate issue from the 1,656,500 circulation coins.
The coin was made for general circulation and can still turn up in change. The design just below it by mintage is the Goalball 50p, and the scarcest of the series is the Football 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 Shooting 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Shooting 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 Shooting 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Olympic 50 pence pieces, The Royal Mint Museum (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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