However, his record would soon be broken by John Landy only a month and a half later at 3 minutes and 58.8 seconds.ĭespite this amazing feat, Roger Bannister became a neurologist and continued to practise medicine for 40 years after collecting the 4-minute mile record under his belt. The noise of the crowd cheering him on drowned out the official time, as once they heard the official time began with a 3, they knew he'd achieved the impossible. His time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds was achieved at the Iffley Road track in Oxford and watched by around 3000 spectators. Mary's Hospital, broke the 4 minute mile barrier. On, Roger Bannister, a 25-year old medical student at St. Read on to learn more about the history, design, mintage, rarity, and value of the Roger Bannister 50p coin.Īlso commonly referred to as the running legs 50p, stopwatch 50p and the 4-minute mile coin, the Roger Bannister 50p coin was designed and released in honour of Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister's accomplishment.

This 50p coin was introduced in 2004 by The Royal Mint to commemorate the accomplishment of Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister when he ran a mile under 4 minutes. Many thought it could never be done, running a mile under 4 minutes, but for one medical student from Harrow, the impossible feat was achieved in 1954, earning him a place in British history and forever commemorated on a fifty pence coin.

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