Be part of the London 2012 Games with this Official Paralympic sterling silver £5 coin – a must-have in your collection of London 2012 memorabilia.
Over the years the Paralympic Games have become more and more popular and so it is fitting that the Royal Mint is striking the Official Paralympic UK £5 coin to celebrate the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Featuring the winning design from an open competition for art students, this £5 coin displays the cool beauty of sterling silver and the quality finish of superior Proof standard. With an extremely low mintage of one 10,000, this is an absolutely stunning coin.
The Paralympic coin design by Pippa Sanderson is a modern interpretation of some of the key skills we will enjoy watching during the Paralympic Games. The top left section of the coin features an archery target representing accuracy and the words ‘London 2012’, while the top right of the design shows spoked wheels representing manoeuvrability. The bottom right section shows Big Ben representing London and the bottom left section of the coin features a stopwatch representing speed and the London 2012 Paralympic emblem.
Pippa is, in her words, ‘honoured, proud and thrilled’ that her design was chosen for the 2012 Paralympic Games £5 coin. ‘With the coin being circular, I played around with circles found in the Games, and decided on a spoked wheel for manoeuvrability, a target for accuracy and a stopwatch for speed. I split the design into these elements and added the face of Big Ben to represent London.’