Celebrate the discipline and technique of Olympic sport with the 2011 UK Judo 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 precision and skill that define judo at the highest level.

The reverse design was created by David Cornell, a painter and sculptor with a personal connection to the sport. Selected from more than 30,000 public submissions, his design shows two judo athletes in action, with one executing a throw. The composition reflects both movement and control, highlighting the balance and timing essential to judo.

Above the scene sits the London 2012 Olympic logo, with the denomination ‘50 PENCE’ below. The design is clean and focused, 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 1,161,500, the Judo 50p is one of the lower mintage coins in the series, making it particularly appealing to collectors. Issued in 2011, it forms part of a celebrated collection that brought Olympic sport into everyday life, offering a lasting reminder of London 2012.

*Image is representative of the coin you will receive 

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