The Royal Mint advises that as at March, 2011, the following 50 Pence coins have been issued -
Archery 800,000
Badminton 900,000
Boccia 900,000
Boxing 800,000
Canoeing 800,000
Cycling 400,000
Fencing 1,000,000
Goalball 900,000
Gymnastics 900,000
High Jump 900,000
Hockey 1,000,000
Rowing 700,000
Swimming 1,000,000
Table Tennis 1,000,000
Triathlon 1,000,000
Volleyball 1,000,000
The remaining 13 coins should have similar mintage figures. Generally, 1 million of each or something a bit less.
Coins for general circulation have been progressively released since October, 2010, and all 29 should be released during the course of 2011.
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The London 2012 50 Pence coins depict the 29 sports competed at the 2012 Olympic Games. These include -
Football
Aquatics
Athletics
Equestrian
Badminton
Shooting
Tennis
Sailing
Gymnastics
Fencing
Archery
Table Tennis
Volley Ball
Judo
Basket Ball
Hockey
Cycling
Rowing
Boxing
Canoeing/Kayaking
Boccia
Wheelchair Rugby
Modern Pentathlon
Goal Ball
Hand Ball
Triathlon
The Royal Mint progessively released 29 different 50 Pence coins each one depicting a sport from the Olympic games.
The Royal Mint produced 29 different London 2012 Olympic 50 Pence coins, one featuring each sport contested at the 2012 games.
The Royal Mint struck 1,005,000 "London 2012" Sailing 50 Pence coins for general circulation.