Elite: fewer than 10,000 minted. Rarely sells: 2 verified sales in the last 12 months.
50 Pence - Elizabeth II Table Tennis Silver (2011)
Circulating version: 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Table Tennis
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2011 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 5,797 |
| 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
Two hands holding table tennis bats, with ball and table in background, 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 | £7.19 🔒 eBay | £7.19 (1) | – | £7.19 – £7.19 | 1 | 1 | 12-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £42.59 🔒 eBay | £42.59 (1) | – | £42.59 – £42.59 | 1 | 1 | 12-03-2026 | |
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About the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Table Tennis – Silver
The 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Table Tennis – 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: Two hands holding table tennis bats, with ball and table in background, London 2012 logo above, denomination below.
5,797 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Table Tennis – Silver worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Table Tennis – Silver run from £7.19 to £42.59 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 Table Tennis – Silver different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2011 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – Table Tennis, 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 Table Tennis – 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 – Table Tennis. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The Table Tennis 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 1,737,500. Twelve of the 29 designs have lower figures and sixteen have higher ones, so it is the thirteenth scarcest of the series. It sits between Gymnastics (1,720,813) and Basketball (1,748,000). The scarcest design, Football, stands at 1,125,500 and the most common, Archery, at 3,345,500.
The reverse is by Alan Linsdell, described by the Royal Mint as a retired illustrator, and by his own account it was done in a hurry. Linsdell told the Royal Mint Museum that he set the competition advert aside, picked it up again the day before the closing date, and had to go out that afternoon.
With no time for research he sketched ideas in pencil on the side of a newspaper. To transfer the sketch to the entry template he took a yellow vase with a circular base from the window ledge and drew round it twice for the two bats. He then added handles, a hand on each, the table behind and a ball with a swoosh across it, and caught the first class post. He was, he said, "a bit surprised when it won".
The sport was an easy choice. Linsdell played from the age of eight to twenty-eight, including about three years for a team, and had returned to it after a heart problem ended his badminton.
The proclamation describes "two table tennis bats against the background of a table and net", with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above 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 Table Tennis 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Table Tennis 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 Table Tennis 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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