UK Public To Design 2012 Coins
14 Jan 2009 | tshego
The Royal Mint has announced a public competition to design a new 50p piece in honour of the 2012 London Olympics.
Open to all UK residents ages 13 or over the competition will choose the designs of 27 out of the 29 coins.
Along with seeing their design on the back of 50p pieces, winners of the competition will also get £1000.
Those who enter will be judged on originality and creativity in addition to how well the design represents the sport and how it would work on the coin.
The judging panel will be made up of independent experts, and representatives of the Royal Mint, London 2012 and the International Olympic Committee.
Applicants must submit their design by 24 April. Visit www.royalmintcompetition.co.uk for more information.
