Whereas under section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (cd) and (d) of the Coinage Act 1971 We have power, with the advice of Our Privy Council, by Proclamation to determine the denomination, the design and dimensions of coins to be made at Our Mint, to determine the weight and fineness of certain gold coins, the remedy to be allowed in making such coins and their least current weight and to provide for the manner of measurement of the variation from the standard weight of coins:

And Whereas it appears to Us desirable to order that, to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, there should be made at Our Mint a new coin of the denomination of fifty pence in gold:

We, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 3(1)(a), (b), (c), (cd) and (d) and of all other powers enabling Us in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, proclaim, direct and ordain as follows:

GOLD PIEDFORT COIN

1. (1) A new coin of gold of the denomination of fifty pence shall be made, being a coin of a standard weight of 31 grammes, a standard diameter of 27.3 millimetres, a millesimal fineness of 916.66 and being in the shape of an equilateral curve heptagon.

(2) In the making of the said gold coin a remedy (that is, a variation from the standard weight, fineness or dimensions specified above) shall be allowed of an amount not exceeding the following, that is to say:

(a) a variation from the said standard weight of an amount per coin of 0.13 grammes;

(b) a variation from the said standard diameter of 0.125 millimetres per coin; and

(c) a variation from the said millesimal fineness of two per mille.

(3) The variation from the standard weight will be measured as the average of a sample of not more than one kilogram of coins.

(4) The least current weight of the said gold coin shall be 30.8 grammes.

(5) The design of the said gold coin shall be as follows:

‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “ELIZABETH · II · D · G REG · F · D · ” and the date of the year, and for the reverse either:

(a) a design which depicts an athlete clearing a high jump bar, with the London 2012 logo above and denomination, “50 PENCE ”, below;

(b) a design which depicts a cyclist in a velodrome, with London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(c) a design which depicts a shuttlecock and a diagram of badminton actions, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(d) a design which depicts basketball players against the textured background of a large basketball, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(e) a design which depicts a boccia player in a wheelchair throwing a ball, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(f) a design which depicts a swimmer submerged in water, with a London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE” below;

(g) a design which depicts a bow being drawn, with a London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination “50 PENCE”, below;

(h) a design which depicts a pair of boxing gloves against the background of a boxing ring, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(i) a design which depicts a figure in a canoe on a slalom course, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “ 50 PENCE”, below;

(j) a design which depicts a horse and rider jumping over a fence, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(k) a design which depicts two figures fencing, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(l) a diagrammatic explanation of the offside rule in football, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(m) a design which depicts a goalball player throwing a ball, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(n) a design which depicts a gymnast with a ribbon, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(o) a design which depicts a handball player throwing a ball against the background of a handball court, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(p) a design which depicts two hockey players challenging for the ball, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(q) a depiction of a judo throw, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(r) a montage of the five sports which form the modern pentathlon, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(s) a design which depicts a rowing boat accompanied by a number of words associated with the Olympic movement, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination “50 PENCE”, below;

(t) a design which depicts three sailing boats accompanied by a map of the coast of Weymouth, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(u) a design which depicts a figure shooting, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE, below;

(v) a design which depicts two table tennis bats against the background of a table and net, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(w) a design which depicts two athletes engaged in Taekwondo, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(x) a design which depicts a tennis net and a tennis ball, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(y) a montage of the three sports which form the triathlon, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(z) a design which depicts three figures playing beach volleyball, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(aa) a design which depicts the outline of a weightlifter starting a lift, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below;

(ab) a design which depicts a wheelchair rugby player in action, with the London 2012 Paralympic logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below; or

(ac) a design which depicts two figures wrestling in a stadium, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, “50 PENCE”, below.

The coin shall have a plain edge.

2. This Proclamation shall come into force on the eighteenth day of October Two thousand and twelve.

Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord Two thousand and twelve and in the sixty-first year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN