UK 2011 Rowing 50p
Fifty pence coin struck to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games as part of the 2011 dated sports 50p set, coin 19 of 29 featured Rowing.
Coin Rarity / Mintage
The Rowing 50p can be found in your change: 1,717,300 coins dated 2011 were struck to enter circulation.
This fifty pence was available to purchase in Uncirculated (UNC) quality from release date: 22 July 2010.
Coin Value - How much is my Rowing 50p coin worth?
£2
£4.50
The circulation (CIRC) 50p is worth £2. The Uncirculated (UNC) Rowing 50p was available from £2.99 on issue, in as new condition this UNC 50p coin is worth about £4.50.
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In a Royal Mint video interview with the Rowing coin designer Davey Podmore (click image above to view), asked what was the inspiration behind the design?, Davey said: I wanted to get over the impression of that moment in time and the passion that the sport people put into the event, the whole ‘life has been working to this one moment, this one race’ I wanted to get a feeling for that passion and the fact that as they are rowing through the water that they are leaving an imprint in their wake so I researched the boat design and the rowers but I also wanted to include words to give a story so I added the typography as well.
A design which depicts a rowing boat accompanied by a number of words associated with the Olympic movement, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, "50 PENCE", below
Design by: Davey PodmoreCoin Obverse (heads side)
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS with the inscription "ELIZABETH II • D • G • REG • F • D • 2011 •".
Coin SpecificationDenomination: 50p
Alloy: Cupronickel
Weight: 8g
Diameter: 27.3mm
Quality: CIRC / UNC
Year: 2011
Coin condition and quality
The value of a coin is always related to the condition. A UK 2011 Rowing 50p coin in good circulated condition (A few small contact marks on the coin, but retains some original shine and most of the original design detail.) is more desirable to a collector than a worn down battered coin.
Prices shown on this page relate to coins created for circulation (CIRC) and coins available to buy in Uncirculated (UNC) quality.
Some coins made for circulation remain "Uncirculated" as they have been kept in or taken from the original sealed coin bag they were packed in after being sent out from The Royal Mint. These are still circulation quality coins - but may keep more of the orginal shine and have a few less contact marks.
Coins not in sealed bags or held in a collection out of the 1,717,300 coins struck, will now have been in circulation for 13 years.