# New 50p coin explains the offside rule

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/01/05/new-50p-coin-explains-offside-rule/
- Published: 2012-01-05T09:17:27+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Street collectors might soon come across some new 50p coins in their collection 
boxes. One of them includes a diagram that attempts to explain the offside rule 
in football.

The 29 new coins form a series which features each of the Olympic and Paralympic
sports to be contested during London 2012. The football coin was designed by London
journalist Neil Wolfson.

Although the designs will be attractive to collectors, all the coins are legal tender
so should start to appear in charity collection boxes soon. Around 87 million of
these coins will be in circulation.

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You can see the winning designs and find out more about the public competition to
design the coins in this video from The Royal Mint:

www.royalmint.com/olympicgames/sportscollection/sportscollection.aspx

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