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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball Silver (2011)
Circulating version: 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Basketball
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 11,445 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Olympic 50p (2011) |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 8.000g · 0.2379 t oz |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Thickness | 1.78mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Four basketball players against a textured background of a large basketball, 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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| BU | £13.54 🔒 eBay | £15.07 | – | £13.54 – £21.00 | 3 | 3 | 19-06-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £25.00 🔒 eBay | £25.00 (1) | – | £25.00 – £25.00 | 1 | 1 | 09-05-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball – Silver
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball – Silver is a collector 50 pence coin in the Olympic 50p (2011) series, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 8g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Four basketball players against a textured background of a large basketball, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
11,445 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball – Silver worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball – Silver run from £15.07 to £25.00 across 2 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its silver content is worth about £9.50 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball – Silver different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Basketball, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Basketball – Silver?
Check the weight 8g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (92.5% silver) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Basketball. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Basketball 50p is one of the 29 coins, one per sport, issued for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The whole series is dated 2011, and each design was picked through a competition open to the public.
The Royal Mint's figures give a circulating mintage of 1,748,000, which places the coin close to the middle of the series. Thirteen designs have lower figures and fifteen have higher ones. Its neighbours are very close: Table Tennis at 1,737,500 and Sailing at 1,749,500, only 1,500 more.
For scale, the lowest in the series is Football at 1,125,500 and the highest is Archery at 3,345,500.
The reverse was designed by Sarah Payne and selected from more than 30,000 public submissions. Four players are shown in motion, each at a different stage of play. Behind them the whole field of the coin is textured to resemble the surface of a basketball, with the London 2012 logo above and 50 PENCE below.
That background was Payne's way of naming the sport without lettering. She told the Royal Mint Museum: "I used the basketball itself as a texture for the background, showing the basketball without having to use the word basketball." She chose the sport after working through the list on the Royal Mint's website, because with basketball "I could capture the movement".
Payne heard about the competition from her grandmother, who saw it in a local paper and telephoned her. Her grandmother died before the shortlist was announced, and Payne said she was glad to have shown her the design before entrants had to keep them confidential.
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.
Sources
- 2011 Elizabeth II London Olympic Basketball 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Basketball 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 Basketball 50p (London 2012), Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Do you own the rarest Olympic 50p?, Change Checker (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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