Celebrate the speed and teamwork of Olympic sport with the 2011 UK Hockey 50p coin, issued as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games series. One of 29 designs released to mark the Games, this coin captures the fast-paced action and skill of hockey on the field.

The reverse design was created by Robert Evans and selected from more than 30,000 public submissions. Uniquely, Evans was working at The Royal Mint at the time, bringing a professional understanding of coin design to his work. His design features two female hockey players in motion, one controlling the ball while the other lunges in to challenge. The composition conveys movement and competition, reflecting the intensity of the sport.

Above the design sits the London 2012 Olympic logo, with the denomination ‘50 PENCE’ below. The clean and balanced layout allows the action to stand out, making it a distinctive addition to the Olympic 50p collection.

The obverse features the fourth portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, shown wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a familiar effigy on UK coinage.

Struck in cupro-nickel to standard 50p specifications, the coin weighs 8 grams and measures 27.30 millimetres in diameter. It features the characteristic seven-sided shape and a plain edge.

With a circulating mintage of 1,773,500, the Hockey 50p is a popular piece within the London 2012 series. Issued in 2011, it forms part of a celebrated collection that brought Olympic sport into everyday circulation, offering collectors a lasting reminder of the energy and excitement of the Games.

*Image is representative of the coin you will receive 

**Struck for general circulation and subsequently acquired by The Royal Mint from the secondary market.