Front Design:
A horse and rider jumping over a fence, with the London 2012 logo above and the denomination, "50 PENCE", below.
 
Obverse Design:
Queen Elizabeth II portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS
 
More about the Equestrian 50p
The equestrian disciplines are unique among Olympic sports in the sense that men and women compete on the same terms, the horse and rider are both declared medal winners and both must have the same nationality. Team GB won a total of 3 gold medals in all equestrian events.