Front Design:
A montage of the five sports which form the modern pentathlon, 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 Modern Pentathlon 50p
Five completely different sports make up the Modern Pentathlon, which is arguably the most demanding of the Olympic Games. Pentathletes compete in fencing, swimming, riding, and then combined shooting and cross country running, all in the course of one day.