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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Volleyball (2011)
"Olympic Volleyball 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 2,133,500 |
| 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 | Daniela Boothman |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Three volleyball players playing beach volleyball, 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 | £4.85 🔒 eBay | £4.91 | – | £2.00 – £5.99 | 8 | 8 | 15-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £4.38 🔒 eBay | £5.17 | – | £1.47 – £5.95 | 4 | 4 | 13-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £1.17 🔒 eBay | £2.10 | ▲6.6% | £0.63 – £4.05 | 77 | 77 | 02-10-2026 | |
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| AG | £2.24 🔒 eBay | £2.24 (1) | – | £2.24 – £2.24 | 1 | 1 | 11-10-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Volleyball
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Volleyball 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: Three volleyball players playing beach volleyball, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
2,133,500 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Volleyball worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Volleyball run from £2.10 to £5.17 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 Volleyball 50p coins were made?
2,133,500 were struck for circulation, according to the Royal Mint's mintage figures. That is exactly the same figure as the Badminton coin. Twenty of the 29 London 2012 sport designs have a lower mintage and seven have a higher one.
Is the Volleyball 50p rare?
No, not by the standards of the series. It is one of 11 Olympic 50p designs with a circulating mintage above two million, and its 2,133,500 is close to double the 1,125,500 of the Football coin, the scarcest of the 29.
Who designed the Volleyball 50p?
Daniela Boothman, who entered the Royal Mint's public design competition while on maternity leave. She told the Royal Mint Museum that she draws in her spare time and works in a bank. The obverse portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the Volleyball 50p show?
Three figures playing beach volleyball, with the net set at an angle across the coin and lines coming off the ball. The London 2012 logo is above the design and the denomination 50 PENCE is below it.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Volleyball?
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 Volleyball 50p is one of the 29 sport designs struck for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The reverses came from a competition open to the public, the proclamation describing this one came into force on 12 May 2010, and all 29 coins are dated 2011.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 2,133,500. The Badminton coin has exactly the same figure, and the two share 21st place counting up from the scarcest. Twenty designs were struck in smaller numbers and only seven in larger: Equestrian, Boxing, Boccia, Canoeing, Aquatics, Athletics and Archery.
That makes Volleyball one of 11 designs in the series above two million. Its mintage is close to double the 1,125,500 of the Football coin at the bottom of the table, though well short of Archery at 3,345,500.
The reverse is by Daniela Boothman. The proclamation describes it as "three figures playing beach volleyball", with the London 2012 logo above and 50 PENCE below. It is the beach form of the game that is shown, not the indoor one.
Boothman told the Royal Mint Museum that she has loved drawing since school but does not do it for a living, and that she entered while on maternity leave. Volleyball was the sport on the list that she was "really keen on" straight away. Because it is "not something you see every day on the TV", she studied books and pictures online to understand how the players move, printing them off and drawing over them.
She set the net at an angle across the coin and added lines coming off the ball, which she felt would "really balance out the coin". 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, toning and flattened detail on a circulated example are wear, not errors.
On a used coin, look at the mesh of the angled net and the lines around the ball, which are fine detail. The three players should still be clearly separate from the background.
The proclamation also provided for the design to be struck in gold. Any precious-metal versions share the design but are separate from the 2,133,500 struck for circulation.
The coin was struck for general circulation and still turns up in change. Boothman, who works in a bank, said she expected to tell customers paying one in that the coin was hers. Its twin by mintage is the Badminton 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 Volleyball 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Volleyball 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 Volleyball 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Olympic 50 pence pieces, The Royal Mint Museum (read 9 Oct 2026)
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