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50 Pence - Elizabeth II Shooting Silver (2011)
Circulating version: 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 5,358 |
| 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 |
| 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
A person shooting a gun, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Shooting – Silver
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Shooting – 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: A person shooting a gun, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
5,358 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Shooting – Silver worth?
No verified sale of the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Shooting – Silver has been logged on MyCoinage yet. 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 Shooting – Silver different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Shooting, 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 Shooting – 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 – Shooting. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
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.
Sources
- 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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