Royal Mint UK has released a complete 29 London 2012 sports collection coins celebrating Olympic and Paralympic sports. The 29 London 2012 coin designs were selected from thousands of excellent designs received in Royal Mint London 2012 50 pence design competition. The winner of the competition get £1,000 including a solid gold version of the winning coin. The winners are also invited to see how his/her design to be transformed into actual United Kingdom coins at Royal Mint. You can buy any of the 29 different coins separately for just £2.99 or a complete set for £85.00. You can also get the Collector Album for £5.99, the album includes slots to house each of the 29 coins. You can get it for free if you buy 8 London 2012 sports collection coin packs for just £23.92.
Here are the complete list of 2012 Olympic and Paralympic coins:
Aquatics
Designer (Reverse): Jonathan Olliffe
Archery
Designer (Reverse): Pioter Powaga
Athletics
Designer (Reverse): Florence Jackson
You can read more about it here: 50 pence Athletics design.
You can read more about it here: 50 pence Athletics design.
Badminton
Designer (Reverse): Emma Kelly
Boccia
Designer (Reverse): Justin Chung
Boxing
Designer (Reverse): Shane Abery
Basketball
Designer (Reverse): Sarah Payne
Canoeing/Kayaking
Designer (Reverse): Timothy Lees
Cycling
Designer (Reverse): Theo Crutchley-Mack
You can read more about it here: 50 pence Cycling design.
You can read more about it here: 50 pence Cycling design.
Equestrian
Designer (Reverse): Thomas Babbage
You can read more about it here: 50 pence Equestrian design.
You can read more about it here: 50 pence Equestrian design.
Fencing
Designer (Reverse): Ruth Summerfield
Football
Designer (Reverse): Neil Wolfson
You can read more about it here: Offside explained on 50 pence coin
You can read more about it here: Offside explained on 50 pence coin
Goalball
Designer (Reverse): Jonathan Wren
Gymnastics
Designer (Reverse): Jonathan Olliffe
Handball
Designer (Reverse): Natasha Ratcliffe
Hockey
Designer (Reverse): Robert Evans
Judo
Designer (Reverse): David Cornell
Modern Pentathlon
Designer (Reverse): Daniel Brittain
Rowing
Designer (Reverse): David Podimore
Sailing
Designer (Reverse): Bruce Rushin
Shooting
Designer (Reverse): Pravin Dewdhory
Taekwondo
Designer (Reverse): David Gibbons
Table Tennis
Designer (Reverse): Alan Linsdell
Tennis
Designer (Reverse): Tracy Baines
Triathlon
Designer (Reverse): Sarah Harvey
Volleyball
Designer (Reverse): Daniela Boothman
Weightlifting
Designer (Reverse): Rob Shakespeare
Wheelchair Rugby
Designer (Reverse): Natasha Ratcliffe
Wrestling
Designer (Reverse): Roderick Enriquez
For more information and if you interested to buy these coins, you can visit Royal Mint UK at http://www.royalmint.com/
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