UK 2011 Wheelchair Rugby 50p
Fifty pence coin struck to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games as part of the 2011 dated sports 50p set, coin 28 of 29 featured Wheelchair rugby.
Coin Rarity / Mintage
The Wheelchair Rugby 50p can be found in your change: 1,765,500 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 Wheelchair Rugby 50p coin worth?
£2
£4
The circulation (CIRC) 50p is worth £2. The Uncirculated (UNC) Wheelchair Rugby 50p was available from £2.99 on issue, in as new condition this UNC 50p coin is worth about £4.
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This coin is also (incorrectly) referred to as the Paralympic basketball 50p.
In a Royal Mint video interview with the Wheelchair Rugby coin designer Natasha Ratcliffe (click image above to view), asked why did you choose Wheelchair Rugby for your design?, Natasha said: I was lucky enough to get two coins made in production, wheelchair rugby and also handball but I chose wheelchair rugby really because when I started looking through the sports I came across all the pictures of wheelchair rugby and it looked so full of energy, you’ve got wheelchairs crashing into one another and people falling out and there’s all the dented wheel covers and people always have their hands strapped up its just quite organic and raw and I really like that, I thought it was great.
A design which depicts a wheelchair rugby player in action, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination, "50 PENCE", below
Design by: Natasha RatcliffeCoin 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 Wheelchair Rugby 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 1,765,500 coins struck, will now have been in circulation for 13 years.