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2012 Olympics sporting 50p pieces

  • New 50p pieces have been created by the Royal Mint to commemorate the 29 Olympic and Paralympic sports to be contested during London 2012. You can find our more information about the coins on <a href="http://www.royalmint.com/olympicgames/sportscollection/LUK50FTB_50p.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:the Royal Mint's website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">the Royal Mint's website</a>. They will be entering general circulation from this month onwards, you can see all the designs here.
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    2012 Olympics commemorative 50p pieces

    New 50p pieces have been created by the Royal Mint to commemorate the 29 Olympic and Paralympic sports to be contested during London 2012. You can find our more information about the coins on the Royal Mint's website. They will be entering general circulation from this month onwards, you can see all the designs here.
  • 2012 Olympic's football offside rule 50p
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    2012 Olympic's football offside rule 50p

    2012 Olympic's football offside rule 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's aquatics 50p
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    2012 Olympic's aquatics 50p

    2012 Olympic's aquatics 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's archery 50p
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    2012 Olympic's archery 50p

    2012 Olympic's archery 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's badminton 50p
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    2012 Olympic's badminton 50p

    2012 Olympic's badminton 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's athletics 50p
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    2012 Olympic's athletics 50p

    2012 Olympic's athletics 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's boccia 50p
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    2012 Olympic's boccia 50p

    2012 Olympic's boccia 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's boxing 50p
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    2012 Olympic's boxing 50p

    2012 Olympic's boxing 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's basketball 50p
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    2012 Olympic's basketball 50p

    2012 Olympic's basketball 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's canoeing 50p
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    2012 Olympic's canoeing 50p

    2012 Olympic's canoeing 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's cycling 50p
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    2012 Olympic's cycling 50p

    2012 Olympic's cycling 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's equestrian 50p
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    2012 Olympic's equestrian 50p

    2012 Olympic's equestrian 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's fencing 50p
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    2012 Olympic's fencing 50p

    2012 Olympic's fencing 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's goalball 50p
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    2012 Olympic's goalball 50p

    2012 Olympic's goalball 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's gymnastics 50p
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    2012 Olympic's gymnastics 50p

    2012 Olympic's gymnastics 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's handball 50p
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    2012 Olympic's handball 50p

    2012 Olympic's handball 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's hockey 50p
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    2012 Olympic's hockey 50p

    2012 Olympic's hockey 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's judo 50p
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    2012 Olympic's judo 50p

    2012 Olympic's judo 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's pentathlon 50p
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    2012 Olympic's pentathlon 50p

    2012 Olympic's pentathlon 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's rowing 50p
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    2012 Olympic's rowing 50p

    2012 Olympic's rowing 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's sailing 50p
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    2012 Olympic's sailing 50p

    2012 Olympic's sailing 50p
  • 2012 Olympic's shooting 50p
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    2012 Olympic's shooting 50p

    2012 Olympic's shooting 50p
  • 2012 Olympics taekwondo 50p
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    2012 Olympics taekwondo 50p

    2012 Olympics taekwondo 50p
  • 2012 Olympics table tennis 50p
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    2012 Olympics table tennis 50p

    2012 Olympics table tennis 50p
  • 2012 Olympics tennis 50p
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    2012 Olympics tennis 50p

    2012 Olympics tennis 50p
  • 2012 Olympics triathlon 50p
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    2012 Olympics triathlon 50p

    2012 Olympics triathlon 50p
  • 2012 Olympics volleyball 50p
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    2012 Olympics volleyball 50p

    2012 Olympics volleyball 50p
  • 2012 Olympics weightlifting 50p
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    2012 Olympics weightlifting 50p

    2012 Olympics weightlifting 50p
  • 2012 Olympics wheelchair rugby 50p
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    2012 Olympics wheelchair rugby 50p

    2012 Olympics wheelchair rugby 50p
  • 2012 Olympics wrestling 50p
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    2012 Olympics wrestling 50p

    2012 Olympics wrestling 50p
New 50p pieces have been created by the Royal Mint to commemorate the 29 Olympic and Paralympic sports to be contested during London 2012. You can find our more information about the coins on <a href="http://www.royalmint.com/olympicgames/sportscollection/LUK50FTB_50p.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:the Royal Mint's website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">the Royal Mint's website</a>. They will be entering general circulation from this month onwards, you can see all the designs here.
2012 Olympic's football offside rule 50p
2012 Olympic's aquatics 50p
2012 Olympic's archery 50p
2012 Olympic's badminton 50p
2012 Olympic's athletics 50p
2012 Olympic's boccia 50p
2012 Olympic's boxing 50p
2012 Olympic's basketball 50p
2012 Olympic's canoeing 50p
2012 Olympic's cycling 50p
2012 Olympic's equestrian 50p
2012 Olympic's fencing 50p
2012 Olympic's goalball 50p
2012 Olympic's gymnastics 50p
2012 Olympic's handball 50p
2012 Olympic's hockey 50p
2012 Olympic's judo 50p
2012 Olympic's pentathlon 50p
2012 Olympic's rowing 50p
2012 Olympic's sailing 50p
2012 Olympic's shooting 50p
2012 Olympics taekwondo 50p
2012 Olympics table tennis 50p
2012 Olympics tennis 50p
2012 Olympics triathlon 50p
2012 Olympics volleyball 50p
2012 Olympics weightlifting 50p
2012 Olympics wheelchair rugby 50p
2012 Olympics wrestling 50p

To celebrate the Olympics coming to London this year the Royal Mint has produced a set of commemorative 50p pieces - including one that explains the offside rule. Here is the full collection: