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50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games Gold Proof (2014)
Circulating version: 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – XX Commonwealth Games
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2014 |
| Denomination | 50 Pence |
| Face value | 50p |
| Mintage | 346 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Commonwealth Games |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) (917/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 15.500g · 0.4568 t oz |
| Diameter | 27.3mm |
| Shape | Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
| Tags | commemorative |
Fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Cyclist and sprinter with Sottish Saltire bisecting the coin
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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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| FDC | £1,300.00 🔒 | £1,150.00 (2) | – | £1,000.00 – £1,300.00 | 1 | 2 | 06-12-2025 | |
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About the 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games – Gold Proof
The 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games – Gold Proof is a collector 50 pence coin in the Commonwealth Games series, struck in 91.67% gold. It weighs 15.5g and measures 27.3mm across. Reverse design: Cyclist and sprinter with Sottish Saltire bisecting the coin.
346 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games – Gold Proof worth?
The 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games – Gold Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £1,150 in FDC, the median of its verified sales. Its gold content is worth about £1,373 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games – Gold Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II – XX Commonwealth Games, not the coin found in change. At 15.5g of 91.67% gold it is heavier than the 8g nickel circulating coin, so weighing it is the quickest check.
How do I identify the 2014 50 Pence - Elizabeth II XX Commonwealth Games – Gold Proof?
Check the weight 15.5g and diameter 27.3mm and the metal (91.67% gold) 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 – XX Commonwealth Games. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Glasgow hosted the 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014, and the Royal Mint issued a 50p to mark them. The royal proclamation was made on 6 November 2013 and came into force the next day. It ordered the coin in cupro-nickel, silver, silver piedfort and gold.
The design came from a competition. The consultancy tangerine says its team, led by Dan Flashman, beat more than fifty competitors for the commission, and that the coin was already in circulation before the Games opened.
The Royal Mint's figures give 6,500,000 struck for circulation. It was the only commemorative 50p struck for circulation with a 2014 date, against 49,001,000 standard Royal Shield coins that year. Among its neighbours it falls between the 2013 Christopher Ironside coin at 7,000,000 and the 2015 Battle of Britain coin at 5,900,000.
The Royal Mint credits the reverse to Alex Loudon with Dan Flashman. It shows a cyclist and a sprinter, with the Scottish Saltire bisecting the coin, the inscription XX COMMONWEALTH GAMES GLASGOW and the date 2014. According to tangerine, the cycling motif was inspired by Sir Chris Hoy.
Loudon said of the flag: "We used the Scottish Saltire in a very subtle way, but the final design was one people could recognise and understand." Kevin Clancy, Director of the Royal Mint Museum and secretary of the advisory committee, praised "the spirit, the imagination and the intelligence" of the entry.
The reverse has no value on it, so FIFTY PENCE appears on the obverse beside Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of the Queen. The edge is plain.
Sources
- 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)
- 2014 Elizabeth II 'The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games' 50p Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and design for fifty pence coins celebrating the two thousand and fourteen Commonwealth Games, London Gazette issue 60681, 8 November 2013, pages 22117 to 22118, The Gazette (read 9 Oct 2026)
- tangerine designs 50p, Glasgow Commonwealth Games, tangerine (read 9 Oct 2026)
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