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50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait Wrestling (2011)
"Olympic Wrestling 50p"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 1,129,500 |
| 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 | Roderick Enriquez |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Two figures wrestling in a stadium, 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 | £11.55 🔒 eBay | £7.38 | – | £5.21 – £13.47 | 5 | 5 | 10-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £8.53 🔒 eBay | £14.00 | – | £8.53 – £29.50 | 7 | 7 | 06-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.24 🔒 eBay | £5.23 | ▼12.5% | £1.80 – £24.99 | 121 | 121 | 14-10-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Wrestling
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Wrestling 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: Two figures wrestling in a stadium, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
1,129,500 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Wrestling worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Wrestling run from £5.23 to £14.00 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 Wrestling 50p coins were made?
1,129,500 were struck for circulation, according to the Royal Mint's mintage figures. That is the second lowest of the 29 London 2012 sport designs, 4,000 more than the Football coin at 1,125,500 and 32,000 fewer than Judo at 1,161,500.
Is the Wrestling 50p rare?
It is the second scarcest Olympic 50p by mintage. The Royal Mint placed it fourth in its October 2024 list of the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation, behind the 2023 Atlantic Salmon, the 2009 Kew Gardens and the 2011 Olympic Football coins.
Who designed the Wrestling 50p?
Roderick Enriquez, whose entry was chosen in the Royal Mint's public design competition. He described himself to the Royal Mint Museum as a Filipino-British national. The obverse carries the fourth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.
What does the Wrestling 50p show?
Two figures wrestling in a stadium, with the London 2012 logo above and 50 PENCE below. The Royal Mint describes one wrestler being thrown onto the mat, with raised dots standing for the watching crowd and a mat drawn small on purpose.
Can you still find the Wrestling 50p in change?
It was struck for general circulation, but the Royal Mint says you are unlikely to find it in your pocket today. Only 1,129,500 were struck, the second lowest figure of the 29 Olympic and Paralympic sport designs.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Wrestling?
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 Wrestling 50p is the second scarcest coin in the series of 29 struck for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The series gave each sport its own reverse, chosen through a competition open to the public. The proclamation describing this design came into force on 12 May 2010, and the coin is dated 2011.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 1,129,500. Only the Football coin is lower, at 1,125,500, a gap of just 4,000 coins. Judo follows at 1,161,500 and Triathlon at 1,163,500. The most common design, Archery, was struck in almost three times the number.
In the Royal Mint's October 2024 list of the ten rarest 50p coins in circulation, Wrestling was fourth, behind the 2023 Atlantic Salmon, the 2009 Kew Gardens and the Football coin.
The reverse is by Roderick Enriquez. The proclamation describes it as "two figures wrestling in a stadium", with the London 2012 logo above and 50 PENCE below.
The Royal Mint describes the scene as the moment a wrestler is thrown onto the mat, drawn as action silhouettes in a modern stadium. Individual raised dots stand for the watching crowd, and the mat is drawn undersized on purpose, to stress how close the two competitors are.
Enriquez told the Royal Mint Museum that he chose wrestling because it is "such a well-respected, historical sport, which represents both the modern and ancient Olympic Games". He said he was delighted to have won "especially as a Filipino-British national", and that he saw London 2012 as a Games hosted by people from many cultural backgrounds.
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, toning and flattened detail on a circulated example are wear, not errors.
The crowd is made up of small raised dots. Check that they are still separate and that the two silhouettes have clean edges.
The proclamation also provided for the design to be struck in gold. Any precious-metal versions share the design but are separate from the 1,129,500 struck for circulation.
The coin was struck for general circulation, but the Royal Mint says of it that you are unlikely to find it in your pocket today. The one design scarcer than it is the Football 50p, and the next after it is the Judo 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 Wrestling 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Wrestling 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 Wrestling 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Olympic 50 pence pieces, The Royal Mint Museum (read 9 Oct 2026)
- The Rarest 50p Coins, The Royal Mint (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)
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