Description: IN 2020 THE ROYAL MINT STRUCK A 50P TO COMMEMORATE TEAM GB`S PARTICIPATION IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HELD IN TOKYO, JAPAN.HOWEVER AS THE GAMES WERE WERE CANCELLED DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THIS COIN WAS ONLY AVIALABLE IN THE ROYAL MINT 2020 COIN SET.THE ROYAL MINT RELEASED A 50P COIN IN 2021, SHOWING 2020 ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND 2021 ON THE OBVERSE(IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT THE MINTAGE IS, BUT IT APPARENTLY NOT GOING TO BE RELEASED INTO GENERAL CIRCULATION)NOW WE COME TO THIS ITEM, RELEASED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2021 COIN, BUT FEATURING THESE MAJOR DIFFERENCES:1. RELEASED IN A STUNNING ROYAL MINT PRESENTATION PACKAGE, WHICH WHEN OPENED REVEALS A POP UP TOKYO OLYMPIC STADIUM2. THE ACTUAL TEAM GB LOGO AND OLYMPIC RINGS ARE EMBOSSED IN FULL COLOUR.3. THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION OF 12,021, AND IS NOW COMPLETLEY SOLD OUTWHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THE INFAMOUS KEW 50P WITH A TOTAL CIRCULATION OF APPROX 350,000 IS SELLING FOR £150-200, AND THE 2009 OLYMPIC ATHLETICS ISSUED BY BLUE PETER IN 2009, ONLY 19,751 WERE SOLD, AND IS SELLING FOR £200+, THIS MUST BE AN INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE.POSTAGE ROYAL MAIL 2nd CLASS SIGNED FOR
Price: 24.99 GBP
Location: Worthing
End Time: 2024-11-09T18:03:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 22.15 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 50p
Year of Issue: 2021
Featured Refinements: Team GB 50P
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Modified Item: No