- Produced by The Royal Mint.
- Produced in recognition of the Olympic Team for Great Britain, 'Team GB', at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
- The coin was not part of the original 29 coin London 2012 series but is often called the 'Unofficial 30th Olympic 50p', by collectors.
- The Liverpool based design agency Uniform was commissioned by The Royal Mint to design the reverse of the coin, which was led by the Creative Director Timothy Sharp.
- The reverse of the coin features an Olympic swimmer, with the Team GB logo and the Olympic rings.
- The inscription, 'TEAM GB', is featured on the reverse of the coin above the head of the Olympic swimmer.
- The initial 'U', of the creative agency Uniform, who was commissioned for Timothy Sharp to create the design on the reverse of the coin, is featured at the edge of the coin, to the right of the Olympic swimmer.
- The obverse of the coin features the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, a design created by Jody Clark.
- Known as the fifth portrait, the obverse of the coin shows the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown which was worn for her Coronation in 1953.
- The initials 'JC', of the artist Jody Clark, are displayed below the neck of the portrait on the obverse of the coin.
- The Latin inscription, 'ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · ', shown around the obverse of the coin, is an abbreviation of 'ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR', which translates as, 'Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith', followed by the denomination '50 PENCE', and year '2016', in English.
- Released into general circulation in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
