Summer Olympic Games: Olympic Kayak - 2021 Unc. Cupro Nickel Diamond Finish 50p Coin - GIB

To commemorate the Summer Olympic Games which were meant to take place in 2020, Pobjoy Mint is pleased to announce the release of a new 50pence series produced on behalf of the Government of Gibraltar.

The Games of the XXXII Olympiad were awarded to Tokyo on 7th September 2013 and were planned to take place between July 24th and August 9th, 2020. However, the Olympics were postponed by a year because of the growing spread of coronavirus across the world. The delayed games will now begin on July 23rd 2021.

We have produced five designs for this 2021 dated series of 50p coins showing these events: Equestrian; Kayak; Rowing; Sprinting and Track Cycling. Each design features the word ‘OLYMPIC’, the chosen discipline and a Union Jack.

Kayaking has featured in the Summer Olympics since 1936 and the design focuses on the men’s double kayak and shows them negotiating the water course.