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2009 London Olympics Athletics 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Winner's Edition Blue Peter

2009 London Olympics Athletics 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Winner's Edition Blue Peter In Card

Buy a 2009 London Olympics Athletics 50p Brilliant Uncirculated Coin Winner's Edition Blue Peter

£285.00
Sought-after Blue Peter carded Olympic Athletics 50p from 2009. This coin is offered sealed in a blue card sleeve printed 'BLUE PETER 50p - WINNER'S EDITION'. The back includes information on the design and the designer. While the circulating Athletics 50p coins are fairly common with 2,224,000 issued, these Blue Peter branded coin packs of which only 19,722 were issued. Dated 2009 this design was the first of 29 officially licensed London 2012 Olympics coins to be revealed by The Royal Mint. Regular circulated editions were issued in 2011. The Athletics 50p design was created by 8-year-old Florence Jackson from Bristol. She entered her high jump themed drawing to a Blue Peter competition and was chosen from over 17,000 entries. Florence remains the youngest Brit to have her design used on official UK coinage. The pre-owned coin in this Blue Peter presentation card has the same size and composition as the coins found in your change but retains a brilliant uncirculated finish, thanks to the protective capsule built into the packaging.
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Rare Winner's Edition 2009-dated London Olympics Athletics 50p in Blue Peter branded card.

Obverse Of 2009 Athletics 50p Coin

The obverse of this scarce 2009 Olympics coin features Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with a legend around that reads 'ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2009'.

2009 Olympic Athletics 50p Reverse

Official 2012 London Olympic Games athletics-themed design by Florence Jackson from Bristol. Her design was inspired by the high-jump and beat out 17,000 other entries in a Blue Peter competition. The London Olympics logo appears above with '50 PENCE' below.

Specification For Blue Peter Olympics Coins

These 'Winner's Edition' 50ps are the same size and weight as the Fifty Pence coins found in your change, measuring 8.00 grams and 27.30 millimetres in diameter. Composition: cupronickel. Finish: brilliant uncirculated. Edge: plain.

How Many 2009 Athletics 50ps Were Minted?

19,722 brilliant uncirculated 2009-dated Olympic Athletics 50ps were issued in special commemorative packing by The Royal Mint including a built-in capsule. The card for this pre-owned coin features 2012 Olympics branding and the Blue Peter logo. No 2009 Athletics 50ps were struck for circulation though the coin was officially issued in 2011 along with 29 other designs. 

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